Hon. Senator Ekwee Ethuro is the Speaker of the Senate having been elected to this position on 28th March, 2013.  He is serving his fourth term as a Member of Parliament having previously been elected in 1997, 2002 and 2007 as a Member of Parliament for Turkana Central Constituency.  Sen. Ethuro served as a Temporary Deputy Speaker in the 9th Parliament and a Member of the Speaker’s Panel in the 10th Parliament.  Further, Sen.

Senate has three key House-keeping Committees that deal with matters pertaining to smooth management and operations of the Senate and its committees. These are:

1. SENATE BUSINESS COMMITTEE (SBC)

2. LIAISON COMMITTEE

3. PROCEDURE AND RULES COMMITTEE

Senate’s overall function is to protect the interests of the counties and their governments. Article 96 of the Constitution provides that the Senate has a role in-

1.     Law -making;

2.     Determining allocation of national revenue among counties as per Article 217 of the Constitution and overseeing national revenue allocated to county governments; and

Mr. Jeremiah M. Nyegenye, CBS is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a Certified Public Secretary. He is a member of the Law Society of Kenya, the Institute of Certified Secretaries of Kenya, and the Kenyan Section of the International Commission of Jurists. Mr. Nyegenye is a member of the East African Law Society and the Commonwealth Association of Legislative Counsel.

The Right Honourable Amason Jeffah Kingi, EGH,  Speaker of the Senate, Republic of Kenya is a lawyer by profession, an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a member of the Law Society of Kenya. He holds a Law Degree (LLB) from the University of Nairobi and a Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law.