Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya

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The Speaker is the presiding officer of the Kenyan Parliament (also known as the National Assembly of Kenya).

1 Qualifications
2 Speakers of the Parliament of Kenya
3 Bicameral parliament
- 3.1 Speaker of the House of Representatives
- 3.2 Speaker of the Senate
4 Speaker of the Colonial Legislative Council
5 References

Qualifications

The speaker is elected by the assembly from among persons or are qualified to be members of the assembly. The Speaker's term ends once a new parliament is re-convened after dissolution.^[1]

Speakers of the Parliament of Kenya

Speaker ^[2]	Dates	Party Affiliation
Sir Humphrey Slade	1967–1970	N/A
Fred Mbiti Gideon Mati	1970–1988	APP/KANU
Moses Kiprono arap Keino	1988–1991	KANU
Jonathan Kimetet arap Ngeno	1991–1993	KANU
Francis ole Kaparo	1993–2008	KANU
Kenneth Marende ^[3]	2008–Present	ODM

Bicameral parliament

Previously, there were separate speakers to the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Speaker of the House of Representatives

Sir Humphrey Slade (1963–1966)

Speaker of the Senate

Timothy Chitasi Muinga Chokwe (1963–1966)

Speaker of the Colonial Legislative Council

William K. Horne (1948–1955)
Frederick Ferdinand W. Cavendish-Bentinck (1955–1960)
Sir Humphrey Slade (1960–1963)

References

^ [1] Parliament of Kenya
^ Center for Multiparty Democracy: Politics and Parliamentarians in Kenya 1944-2007
^ BBC News, January 15, 2008: Kenya opposition boosted by vote