National
Senate
Governs Kenya · Part of Parliament of Kenya
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Who sits on it
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Speaker of the Senate
Chosen by the Senate from among its members
- Amason Kingi Speaker of the Senate · since September 2022
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47 senators
Elected
See every Senator and their riding, or look up an address to find yours.
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20 Nominated senators
Elected
- Abdalla Shakilla Mohamed Nominated Senator WDM
- Beatrice Akinyi Ogolla Nominated Senator ODM
- Beth Kalunda Syengo Nominated Senator ODM
- Betty Batuli Montet Nominated Senator ODM
- Catherine Muyeka Mumma Nominated Senator ODM
- Chimera Raphael Mwinzago Nominated Senator UDA
- Consolata Nabwire Wakwabubi Nominated Senator UDA
- Crystal Asige Nominated Senator ODM
- Essy Okenyuri Nyaituga Anyieni Nominated Senator UDA
- George Mungai Mbugua Nominated Senator UDA
- Hamida Ali Kibwana Nominated Senator ODM
- Hezena M. Lemaletian Nominated Senator ODM
- Joyce Chepkoech Korir Nominated Senator UDA
- Margaret Jepkoech Kamar Nominated Senator JP
- Miraj Abdillahi Abdulrahman Nominated Senator UDA
- Mutinda Maureen Tabitha Nominated Senator UDA
- Nyamu Karen Njeri Nominated Senator UDA
- Omar Mariam Sheikh Nominated Senator UDM
- Pesi Peris Tobiko Nominated Senator UDA
- Veronica Waheti Nduati Nominated Senator UDA
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Sources for who sits on it
- Speaker of the Senate kenyalaw.org · checked
- Amason Kingi as Speaker of the Senate parliament.go.ke · checked
- Senator kenyalaw.org · checked
- Nominated Senator kenyalaw.org · checked
- Abdalla Shakilla Mohamed as Nominated Senator parliament.go.ke · checked
- Beatrice Akinyi Ogolla as Nominated Senator parliament.go.ke · checked
- Beth Kalunda Syengo as Nominated Senator parliament.go.ke · checked
- Betty Batuli Montet as Nominated Senator parliament.go.ke · checked
- Catherine Muyeka Mumma as Nominated Senator parliament.go.ke · checked
- Chimera Raphael Mwinzago as Nominated Senator parliament.go.ke · checked
- Consolata Nabwire Wakwabubi as Nominated Senator parliament.go.ke · checked
- Crystal Asige as Nominated Senator parliament.go.ke · checked
- Essy Okenyuri Nyaituga Anyieni as Nominated Senator parliament.go.ke · checked
- George Mungai Mbugua as Nominated Senator parliament.go.ke · checked
- Hamida Ali Kibwana as Nominated Senator parliament.go.ke · checked
- Hezena M. Lemaletian as Nominated Senator parliament.go.ke · checked
- Joyce Chepkoech Korir as Nominated Senator parliament.go.ke · checked
- Margaret Jepkoech Kamar as Nominated Senator parliament.go.ke · checked
- Miraj Abdillahi Abdulrahman as Nominated Senator parliament.go.ke · checked
- Mutinda Maureen Tabitha as Nominated Senator parliament.go.ke · checked
- Nyamu Karen Njeri as Nominated Senator parliament.go.ke · checked
- Omar Mariam Sheikh as Nominated Senator parliament.go.ke · checked
- Pesi Peris Tobiko as Nominated Senator parliament.go.ke · checked
- Veronica Waheti Nduati as Nominated Senator parliament.go.ke · checked
What it can do
- Represent the counties and decide revenue sharing
The Senate represents the counties and protects their interests, participates in lawmaking by considering Bills concerning counties, determines the allocation of national revenue among counties and exercises oversight of national revenue allocated to county governments (Constitution art 96).
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Sources for what it can do
- Represent the counties and decide revenue sharing kenyalaw.org · checked
Sources
- kenyalaw.org · checked Constitution of Kenya 2010 (arts 93-98, 129-131, 152, 156, 163), cited for the structure of the national institutions; article text not re-read this session. Websites: president.go.ke, parliament.go.ke, judiciary.go.ke. For: Senate
- kenyalaw.org · checked Constitution of Kenya 2010, article cited in each description; paraphrased from knowledge of the text, article text not re-read this session. For: Represent the counties and decide revenue sharing
- kenyalaw.org · checked Constitution of Kenya 2010 (arts 97, 98, 101, 106, 136-138, 148, 152, 156, 163, 166): composition, size and selection of each office; article text not re-read this session. For: Speaker of the Senate, Senator, Nominated Senator
- parliament.go.ke · checked Parliament of Kenya, Senators (13th Parliament), read 2026-10-12: 47 elected and 20 nominated senators with party. Start dates not published, left empty. For: Cheburet Kiprono Chemitei V as Senator, Baringo, Wakili Hillary Kiprotich Sigei as Senator, Bomet, David Wakoli Wafula as Senator, Bungoma, Okoiti Andrew Omtatah as Senator, Busia, Kisang William Kipkemoi as Senator, Elgeyo Marakwet and 63 more
- kenyans.co.ke · checked IEBC Election Operations Plan for 2027 as reported by Kenyans.co.ke and The Standard, June 2026, read 2026-10-12: general election Tuesday 10 August 2027; second Tuesday of August per Constitution art 101. Official IEBC page not fetched. For: General election, August 10, 2027