Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya

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The Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya is a senior parliamentary officer who assists and substitutes for the Speaker in presiding over legislative debates and maintaining order in the lower house of Kenya’s Parliament.

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Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya canonical 3

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary office
political position
appointedBy National Assembly of Kenya NERFINISHED
assists Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya NERFINISHED
belongsToCategory Deputy speakers of national legislatures
Parliamentary offices in Kenya
Political office-holders in Kenya
canActAs acting Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya
chamber lower house of the Parliament of Kenya
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Kenya NERFINISHED
country Kenya
electedBy members of the National Assembly of Kenya
governmentBranch legislative branch of Kenya
jurisdiction Republic of Kenya NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
Swahili NERFINISHED
legalFramework Standing Orders of the National Assembly of Kenya NERFINISHED
legislativeBody National Assembly of Kenya NERFINISHED
locatedIn Kenya NERFINISHED
Nairobi
Parliament Buildings, Nairobi NERFINISHED
officeCreatedFor assisting the Speaker in presiding over debates
management of parliamentary business in the National Assembly of Kenya
substituting for the Speaker in their absence
officeHoldersMustBe members of the National Assembly of Kenya
officeType deputy presiding officer
deputy speaker
partOf National Assembly of Kenya NERFINISHED
Parliament of Kenya NERFINISHED
positionHeldIn National Assembly of Kenya NERFINISHED
presidesOver legislative debates in the National Assembly of Kenya
sittings of the National Assembly of Kenya
rank senior officer of the National Assembly of Kenya
replaces Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya NERFINISHED
reportsTo National Assembly of Kenya NERFINISHED
responsibleFor enforcing rules of procedure in the National Assembly of Kenya
ensuring orderly conduct of members of the National Assembly of Kenya
maintaining order in the National Assembly of Kenya
scopeOfAuthority internal proceedings of the National Assembly of Kenya
sector politics of Kenya
subordinateTo Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya NERFINISHED

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Moses Wetang'ula positionHeld Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya
Speaker of the National Assembly hasDeputy Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya
subject surface form: Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya
Speaker of the National Assembly precedes Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya
subject surface form: Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya