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The Eleventh Parliament of Kenya is the meeting of the legislative branch of the Kenyan national government, which began on 28 March 2013. It is the first Parliament to incorporate the structural reforms laid out in the 2010 Constitution, which reestablished the Senate and increased the size of the National Assembly from 224 seats to 349 seats.

In the 2013 parliamentary elections, the Jubilee Alliance won a plurality of seats in both the National Assembly and the Senate.

Major events

  • On 1 March 2013, the Salaries and Remuneration Commission gazetted salary and benefits for state officers in the executive, parliament, constitutional commissions, independent offices, and county governments. The notice reduced salaries for Members of Parliament from 851,000 Ksh to 532,500 Ksh per month. On 28 May 2013, the National Assembly unanimously voted to adopt the recommendations of the Committee on Delegated Legislation, finding that the SRC's notices were "unconstitutional, unlawful, ultra vires and therefore null and void."[3] On 12 June 2013, the SRC and the Parliamentary Service Commission agreed to maintain the reduced salaries, allowed for annual pay increases, and increased other allowances and benefits.[4]
  • In November 2013, the parliament moved a motion to remove the cabinet secretary for Land, Housing and Urban Development, Charity Ngilu on grounds that she breached the Kenyan constitution by making some appointments at the ministry. She was accused of appointing the director-general without involving the parliament which is a requirement of the law.[5]



Party summary

Senate

Senate Party standings (at the beginning of this Parliament)
   30 Jubilee
   6 Amani
   3 Unaffiliated
   28 CORD
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
Template:Kenyan politics/party colours/Jubilee | Template:Kenyan politics/party colours/Amani | Template:Kenyan politics/party colours/CORD |
Jubilee Amani Jubilee-Affiliated CORD
Begin 30 6 3 28 67 0
27 April 2013 27 66 1
1 August 2013 28 67 0
16 October 2013 27 66 1
4 February 2014 28 67 0

National Assembly

National Assembly Party standings (at the beginning of this Parliament)
   167 Jubilee
   24Amani
   17 Unaffiliated
   141CORD
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
Template:Kenyan politics/party colours/Jubilee | Template:Kenyan politics/party colours/Amani | Template:Kenyan politics/party colours/CORD |
Jubilee Amani Jubilee-Affiliated CORD Unaffiliated
Begin 167 24 21 133 4 349 0
20 August 2013 132 348 1
22 August 2013 3 347 2
2 October 2013 25 20
10 October 2013 131 346 3
30 October 2013 132 347 2
5 November 2013 4 348 1
5 December 2013 133 349 0

Leadership

Senate

Majority (Jubilee) leadership

  • Majority Leader — Kindiki Kithure
  • Deputy Majority Leader — Charles Keter
  • Majority Chief Whip — Beatrice Elachi
  • Majority Deputy Chief Whip — Mike Sonko

Minority (CORD) leadership

  • Minority Leader — Moses Wetangula, until 16 October 2013
    • Hassan Abdurrahman (acting), since 16 October 2013
  • Deputy Minority Leader — Hassan Abdurrahman
  • Minority Chief Whip — Johnstone Muthama
  • Minority Deputy Chief Whip — Janet Ongera

National Assembly

Majority (Jubilee) leadership

Minority (CORD) leadership

  • Minority Leader — Francis Nyenze
  • Deputy Minority Leader — Jakoyo Midiwo
  • Minority Chief Whip — Gideon Mung’aro
  • Minority Deputy Chief Whip — Chris Wamalwa

Members

Senate

Elected Senators are listed by county.

Nominated Senators are listed by category and appointing party.

National Assembly

Changes in membership

Senate

County Vactor Reason for Change Successor Date Successor
Seated
Makueni Mutula Kilonzo
(WDM-K) 		Died 27 April 2013.[6] Mutula Kilonzo, Jr.
(WDM-K) 		1 August 2013
Bungoma Moses Wetangula
(WDM-K) 		Election nullified by the Bungoma High Court on 30 September 2013.[7] Seat officially declared vacant on 16 October 2013.[8] Moses Wetangula
(WDM-K) 		4 February 2014[9]
(Nominated) Linet Kemunto Nyakeriga
(TNA) 		Nomination nullified by the Milimani High Court on 1 October 2013.[10] Ben Njoroge
(TNA) 		15 October 2013[11]
(Nominated) Harold Kimunge Kipchumba
(ODM) 		Nomination nullified by the Milimani High Court on 1 October 2013.[10] Godliver Nanjira Omondi
(ODM) 		15 October 2013[11]

National Assembly

County Constituency Vactor Reason for Change Successor Date Successor
Seated
Machakos Matungulu Stephen Mule
(WDM-K) 		Election nullified by the Machakos High Court on 30 July 2013.[12]
Seat officially declared vacant on 20 August 2013.[13] 		Stephen Mule [14]
(WDM-K) 		30 October 2013[15]
Makueni Kibwezi West Patrick Maweu Musimba
(Independent) 		Election nullified by the Machakos High Court on 15 August 2013.[16]
Seat officially declared vacant on 22 August 2013.[17] 		Patrick Maweu Musimba[14]
(Independent) 		5 November 2013[18]
Kisii Bonchari John Zebedeo Opore
(FORD-P) 		After a court-ordered recount, on 20 September 2013 the Kisii High Court declared that John Oroo Oyioka had defeated Opore.[19] John Oroo Oyioka
(KANU) 		2 October 2013[20]
Kwale Lunga Lunga Khatib Abdallah Mwashetani
(FORD-KENYA) 		Election nullified by the Mombasa High Court on 26 September 2013.[21]
Seat officially declared vacant on 10 October 2013.[22]
The High Court's ruling was overturned on 27 November 2013 by the Malindi Court of Appeal, which declared Mwashetani duly elected.[23] 		Khatib Abdallah Mwashetani
(FORD-KENYA) 		5 December 2013[24]
Kisii Bomachoge Borabu Joel Onyancha
(TNA) 		Election nullified by the Kisii High Court on 7 October 2013.[25] Joel Onyancha
(TNA) 		11 February 2014[26]
Kisii Nyaribari Chache Chris Bichage
(ODM) 		Election nullified by the Kisii High Court on 7 October 2013.[27] Tong'i Richard Nyagaka
(FORD-P) 		11 February 2014[26]

Committees

Senate

National Assembly

Joint Committees

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