Senate’s overall function is to protect the interests of the counties and their governments. Article 96 of the Constitution provides that the Senate has a role in-

1.     Law -making;

2.     Determining allocation of national revenue among counties as per Article 217 of the Constitution and overseeing national revenue allocated to county governments; and

Mr. Jeremiah M. Nyegenye, CBS is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a Certified Public Secretary. He is a member of the Law Society of Kenya, the Institute of Certified Secretaries of Kenya, and the Kenyan Section of the International Commission of Jurists. Mr. Nyegenye is a member of the East African Law Society and the Commonwealth Association of Legislative Counsel.

The Right Honourable Amason Jeffah Kingi, EGH,  Speaker of the Senate, Republic of Kenya is a lawyer by profession, an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a member of the Law Society of Kenya. He holds a Law Degree (LLB) from the University of Nairobi and a Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law.

The Standing Committees shall be as set out in the Second Schedule of the Standing Orders. Standing Order 208 provides for the establishment of Standing Committees whose members are appointed by the Rules and Business Committee in consultation with parliamentary parties/ coalitions at the commencement of every Parliament. A Senator appointed to a Standing Committee at the commencement of a Parliament or at any other time during the term of that Parliament shall, unless the Senate otherwise resolve, serve for the term of that Parliament.