Speaker of the National Assembly

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The Speaker of the National Assembly is the presiding officer and highest-ranking official of Kenya’s lower house of Parliament, responsible for overseeing debates, maintaining order, and representing the Assembly.

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Speaker of the National Assembly canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary office ⓘ
political position ⓘ
presiding officer ⓘ
appointedBy National Assembly of Kenya ⓘ
branchOfGovernment legislative branch of Kenya ⓘ
chamber National Assembly of Kenya ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Kenya ⓘ
constitutionalProvision Article 106 of the Constitution of Kenya ⓘ
country Kenya ⓘ
currentOfficeHolder Moses Masika Wetang’ula ⓘ
linked to: Moses Wetang'ula
currentOfficeHolderAssumedOffice September 2022 ⓘ
electedBy members of the National Assembly of Kenya ⓘ
electionMethod elected by secret ballot ⓘ
hasDeputy Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya ⓘ
jurisdiction National Assembly of Kenya ⓘ
languageOfProceedings English ⓘ
Kiswahili ⓘ
legislativeHouseLevel lower house ⓘ
mayBe elected from among persons who are not members of Parliament ⓘ
mustBe qualified to be elected as a member of Parliament ⓘ
neutralityRequirement must act impartially in the chair ⓘ
partOf Parliament of Kenya ⓘ
politicalActivityRestriction expected to refrain from partisan debate while presiding ⓘ
power may certify bills as money bills where applicable ⓘ
may rule on points of order ⓘ
may suspend members for disorderly conduct ⓘ
precedes Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya ⓘ
rankInStateProtocol senior official in the order of precedence of Kenya ⓘ
residence Nairobi ⓘ
responsibility deciding who may speak in debates ⓘ
ensuring orderly conduct of members ⓘ
interpreting and enforcing the Standing Orders of the National Assembly of Kenya ⓘ
protecting the rights and privileges of members of the National Assembly of Kenya ⓘ
putting questions to vote in the National Assembly of Kenya ⓘ
representing the National Assembly in international parliamentary forums ⓘ
representing the National Assembly in its relations with the President of Kenya ⓘ
representing the National Assembly in its relations with the Senate of Kenya ⓘ
role highest-ranking official of the National Assembly of Kenya ⓘ
maintains order in the National Assembly of Kenya ⓘ
oversees debates in the National Assembly of Kenya ⓘ
presiding officer of the National Assembly of Kenya ⓘ
represents the National Assembly of Kenya ⓘ
seat Parliament Buildings, Nairobi ⓘ
style The Honourable Speaker ⓘ
symbolOfOffice Speaker’s chair in the National Assembly chamber ⓘ
mace of the National Assembly of Kenya ⓘ
termLength serves for the term of the National Assembly ⓘ
termRenewable yes ⓘ

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

Parliament of Kenya → hasLeaderTitle → Speaker of the National Assembly ⓘ