Parliament of Kenya
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The Parliament of Kenya is the bicameral national legislature of Kenya, responsible for making laws, overseeing the executive, and representing the Kenyan people.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| unicameral Parliament of Kenya | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bicameral legislature
ⓘ
national legislature ⓘ |
| budgetaryPower | authority to allocate public funds ⓘ |
| canDissolve | National Assembly of Kenya ⓘ |
| canSummon | Cabinet Secretaries of Kenya ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | supreme law-making body in Kenya ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| currentSpeakerOfNationalAssembly | Moses Wetang'ula ⓘ |
| currentSpeakerOfSenate | Amason Kingi ⓘ |
| electoralSystemForNationalAssembly | first-past-the-post voting ⓘ |
| electoralSystemForSenate | party-list proportional representation ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Constitution of Kenya
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of Kenya 2010
|
| governedBy | Constitution of Kenya ⓘ |
| hasCommitteeType |
departmental committees
ⓘ
joint committees ⓘ select committees ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
National Assembly of Kenya
ⓘ
Senate of Kenya ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
amending the Constitution of Kenya
ⓘ
approving the national budget ⓘ enacting legislation ⓘ impeachment proceedings against the President and other state officers ⓘ oversight of public expenditure ⓘ representation of constituencies and counties ⓘ vetting and approval of key public appointments ⓘ |
| hasHouse |
National Assembly of Kenya
ⓘ
Senate of Kenya ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction |
Kenya
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Kenya
|
| hasLeaderTitle |
Speaker of the National Assembly
ⓘ
Speaker of the Senate ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.parliament.go.ke/ ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Swahili ⓘ |
| legislativeBranchOf | Government of Kenya ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nairobi
ⓘ
Parliament Buildings, Nairobi ⓘ |
| meetsAt | Parliament Buildings, Nairobi ⓘ |
| meetsInSessionType |
ordinary sessions
ⓘ
special sessions ⓘ |
| monitors | actions of the national government ⓘ |
| numberOfHouses | 2 ⓘ |
| oversees | implementation of national legislation ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Parliament of Kenya
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
unicameral Parliament of Kenya
|
| responsibleFor |
lawmaking in Kenya
ⓘ
oversight of the executive branch in Kenya ⓘ representation of the people of Kenya ⓘ |
| supervises | national executive of Kenya ⓘ |
| termLengthOfNationalAssembly | 5 years ⓘ |
| termLengthOfSenate | 5 years ⓘ |
| votingSystemType | mixed electoral system ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
unicameral Parliament of Kenya