House Business Committee

Established under the provisions of S.O. No. 171, the House Business Committee consists of: -

The Speaker 

The Speaker is an ex-officio Member of Parliament elected by other Members of Parliament pursuant to Article 106 of the Constitution, which provides that there shall be a Speaker for each House of Parliament, who shall be elected by that House in accordance with the Standing Orders, from among persons who are qualified to be elected as members of Parliament but are not such members.

Clerk

The office of Clerk -of the National Assembly- is provided for in Article 128 of the Constitution. The Parliamentary Schemes of Service provide that the Clerk shall be:-

Management and Directorates

In the discharge of its mandate as set out in Article 127 (6) of the Constitution, the Parliamentary Service Commission established the following offices in the Parliamentary Service for the smooth operations of the Senate:-

The Speaker and the Deputy Speaker

Majority Leader: Art. 108 of the Constitution provides that “there shall be a leader of the majority party and a leader of the minority party”. The leader of the majority party shall be the person who is the leader in the National Assembly of the largest party or coalition of parties.

Minority Leader: The leader of the minority party shall be the person who is the leader in the National Assembly of the second largest party or coalition of parties.

The Majority Whip and the Minority Whip

The Speaker and the Deputy Speaker

Majority Leader: Art. 108 of the Constitution provides that “there shall be a leader of the majority party and a leader of the minority party”. The leader of the majority party shall be the person who is the leader in the National Assembly of the largest party or coalition of parties.

Minority Leader: The leader of the minority party shall be the person who is the leader in the National Assembly of the second largest party or coalition of parties.

The Majority Whip and the Minority Whip

Who We Are

The Center for Parliamentary Studies and Training (The CPST) was established by the Parliament Service Commission (PSC) in December 2008 and legalized by the publication of the Parliamentary Service Regulations, 2011 in the Kenya Gazette, Subsidiary Legislation, Legal Notice No. 95 of July 22, 2011. In addition, the establishment of The CPST was incorporated in the Strategic Plan of the (PSC) for 2008 to 2018.

Historical perspective

Prior to the commencement of Legislation by Parliament in Kenya, legislation had wholly been done in the United Kingdom (UK) and conveyed in form of royal instructions commonly termed Orders-in-Council