Committees of the Senate are established and operate pursuant to the Constitution of Kenya, 2010, the Standing Orders, other enabling legislation, Resolutions of the House and established practices and procedures of Parliament. Article 124(1) of the Constitution of Kenya empowers each House of Parliament to establish Committees and to make Standing Orders for the orderly conduct of its proceedings, including the proceedings of its Committees.

The Offices of the Senate include; Office of the Speaker; Office of the Deputy Speaker; Office of the Senate Majority Leader; Office of the Senate Minority Leader; Office of the Majority Whip; Office of the Minority Whip; Office of the Clerk of the Senate and Office of the Senior Deputy Clerk.

The Speaker and the Deputy Speaker

Article 106 of the Constitution provides that there shall be a Speaker for each House of Parliament who shall be elected by that House in accordance with the Standing Orders.

Offices of the Senate

The Offices of the Senate include; Office of the Speaker; Office of the Deputy Speaker; Office of the Senate Majority Leader; Office of the Senate Minority Leader; Office of the Majority Whip; Office of the Minority Whip; Office of the Clerk of the Senate and Office of the Senior Deputy Clerk.

The Speaker and the Deputy Speaker

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

Role
Article 96 of the Constitution states that the following shall be the roles of the Senate:-

The Senate represents the counties, and serves to protect the interests of the Counties and their governments;

The Senate participates in the law-making function of Parliament by considering, debating and approving Bills concerning Counties, as provided in Articles 109 to 113 of the Constitution;