Our History

The Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) established the Centre for Parliamentary Studies and Training (CPST) as the capacity building arm and legalized it by the Parliamentary Service Regulations, 2011 in the Kenya Gazette, Subsidiary Legislation and Legal Notice No. 95 of 22nd July, 2011. This legal notice was further amended by Legal Notice No. 20 of 2016, to expand the mandate of CPST to include service to the County Assemblies and to other Parliaments in the East African Community, the Great Lakes Region, the rest of Africa and any others who may be interested in gaining appreciable knowledge on parliamentary matters. The purpose of establishing the CPST was to have a specialized resource Centre and an institution that offers capacity development for Members of Parliament and staff members of the PSC, among other interested stakeholders.

The CPST draws its strategic and policy direction from the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) and the CPST Board. The Commission is fully committed to promoting a conducive environment for enhanced service delivery to support Parliament’s mandate of legislation, oversight, and representation. The policy direction and leadership of the CPST as per the legal notice is vested in the CPST Board.

Directorates & Departments

The CPST is one of the Directorates in the Parliamentary Service Commission. The services are as follows: the Joint Services which is headed by the Director General; the National Assembly headed by the Clerk of the National Assembly; and the Senate. The Clerk of the Senate is the secretary to the PSC. The CPST Board is responsible for the administration of the centre. The day-to-day operations are led by the Executive Director supported by the two Directors heading the Directorate of Administration, Finance and Corporate Affairs (AFC) and the Directorate of Curriculum Training and Research (CTR). The Executive Director also doubles as the Secretary to the CPST Board and the Chair of the CPST Board of Management.