Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya

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

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary office ⓘ
political position ⓘ
presiding officer ⓘ
appointedBy election by the National Assembly of Kenya ⓘ
associatedWith bicameral Parliament of Kenya ⓘ
cannotBe a sitting member of the National Assembly at the time of election under the 2010 Constitution ⓘ
chamberType lower house ⓘ
constitutionallyDefinedIn Constitution of Kenya 2010 ⓘ
country Kenya ⓘ
currentHolder Moses Wetang'ula ⓘ
currentHolderAssumedOffice September 8, 2022 ⓘ
distinctFrom Speaker of the Senate of Kenya ⓘ
electedBy members of the National Assembly of Kenya ⓘ
electionMethod secret ballot ⓘ
eligibleVoters all sworn members of the National Assembly of Kenya ⓘ
governedBy Standing Orders of the National Assembly of Kenya ⓘ
hasPower to admit or reject motions ⓘ
to certify bills as money bills where applicable ⓘ
to decide on matters of procedure not expressly provided for ⓘ
to determine admissibility of questions ⓘ
to determine points of order ⓘ
to order members to withdraw from the chamber ⓘ
to suspend members for disorderly conduct ⓘ
inauguralHolder Humphrey Slade ⓘ
legislativeBody National Assembly of Kenya ⓘ
mustBe qualified to be elected a member of Parliament ⓘ
oathAdministeredBy Chief Justice of Kenya ⓘ
officeLocation Parliament Buildings, Nairobi ⓘ
partOf Parliament of Kenya ⓘ
precedence ranks high in the national order of precedence of Kenya ⓘ
presidesOver debates in the National Assembly of Kenya ⓘ
sittings of the National Assembly of Kenya ⓘ
rank highest authority of the National Assembly of Kenya ⓘ
reportsTo National Assembly of Kenya ⓘ
represents National Assembly of Kenya in official functions ⓘ
National Assembly of Kenya in relations with the executive ⓘ
National Assembly of Kenya in relations with the judiciary ⓘ
residence Nairobi ⓘ
responsibleFor announcing results of votes ⓘ
calling members to speak during debates ⓘ
enforcing rules of procedure in the National Assembly of Kenya ⓘ
ensuring orderly conduct of members ⓘ
interpreting the Standing Orders of the National Assembly of Kenya ⓘ
maintaining order in the National Assembly of Kenya ⓘ
putting questions to vote ⓘ
style The Honourable Speaker ⓘ
termLength duration of the life of a Parliament ⓘ
termRenewable yes ⓘ

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National Assembly of Kenya → hasSpeaker → Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya ⓘ
Speaker of the Senate of Kenya → worksWith → Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya ⓘ
Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya → subordinateTo → Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya ⓘ
Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya → assists → Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya ⓘ
Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya → replaces → Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya ⓘ
Standing Orders of the National Assembly (Kenya) → bindingOn → Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya ⓘ
Standing Orders of the National Assembly (Kenya) → enforcedBy → Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya ⓘ
Article 106 of the Constitution of Kenya → regulates → office of the Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya ⓘ
linked to: Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya
Article 106 of the Constitution of Kenya → relatedTo → Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya ⓘ