Historical perspective

A Comparative Analysis of the Senate at Independence and The Senate under the Constitution of Kenya, 2010

Historical perspective

A Comparative Analysis Of The Senate After Independence And The Senate Under The Constitution Of Kenya, 2010

Brief history of the Kenyan Parliament

Prior to the commencement of Legislation by Parliament in Kenya, legislation had wholly been done in the United Kingdom (UK) and conveyed in form of royal instructions commonly termed Orders-in-Council. Locally, these orders were implemented from 1885 to 1900 by Sir A. Harding who served as acting agent and who on July 1, 1985 declared Kenya an East Africa Protectorate.

The Liaison Committee

    1. The Liaison Committee consists of the Speaker as chairperson and the chairpersons of all committees of the Senate [and chairpersons or vice chairpersons of joint committees] except ad hoc committees.
    2. guide and co-ordinate the operations, policies and mandates of all Committees;
    3. deliberate on and apportion the annual operating budget among the Committees;
    4. consider programmes of all Committees, including their need to travel and sit away from the precincts of the Senate;
    5. deliberate and decide on which reports of the Committees shall be
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    1963 SENATENEW SENATE
    NUMBER OF SENATORS4167
    COMPOSITION41 Senators47 elected Senators; 16 nominated women; 2 youth, 2 people representing people with disabilities; the Speaker as an Ex-officio member
    REPRESENTATION40 districts and Nairobi Area 47 Counties
    LENGTH OF TERM6 years5 years