Kenya
Data on youth
Basic information > About parliament
Basic information > About parliament
Speaker
Year of birth
1973
Age
Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.
Average age of all members
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Youngest member (years)
Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Esther Anyieni (Female)
Total number of MPs, 45 years of age or younger
Total number of MPs, 46 years of age or older
Total per sex
Total of male
Total of female
Total per age interval
18-20
0
31-40
46-50
51-60
61-70
91 and over
0
Number of members, by age
| 18 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 - 40 | 41 - 45 | 46 - 50 | 51 - 60 | 61 - 70 | 71 - 80 | 81 - 90 | 91 and over | Totals per gender | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals per age interval | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total <= 45: 20 | Total >= 46: 46 | ||||||||||
| Male | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| Female | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Reserved seats and quotas
Number of reserved seats, by group
Youth
2
Electoral quota for youth
Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.
Notes
Reserved seat. The Constitution reserves two seats in the Senate for persons, each of either gender, representing youth under 35 years of age.
Legal source
Legal text that stipulates the quota, such as the Constitution or electoral law.
Articles 90 and 98(1)(c) of the Constitution, Sections 34 to 37 of the Elections Act (No. 24 of 2011).
Elections > Election system
Eligibility and voting
Minimum age of eligibility
The minimum age to become a member of parliament, or to run in parliamentary elections, may be different for each chamber in bicameral parliaments. The age of eligibility is sometimes higher than the minimum age for voting.
Minimum age for voting in parliamentary elections
What is the minimum age for voting in parliamentary elections?