Kenya

Senate

Political system
Presidential system
Structure of parliament
Bicameral
IPU membership
Yes

Data on women

Information on the current and historical representation of women in the parliament. Consult the 'Elections' tab to see how women have fared in elections or renewals.

Current representation

Women's representation in the current parliament or chamber

Current number of members
67
Women
21
Percentage of women
31.3%

Speaker

No information available

Secretary general

No information available

Data on age at the start of the legislature

Number of members, by age (2022-09)
Breakdown of members by age and gender
18 - 20 21 - 30 31 - 40 41 - 45 46 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 70 71 - 80 81 - 90 91 and over Totals per gender
Male 0 0 6 5 12 14 7 1 0 0 45
Female 0 0 6 3 0 9 3 0 0 0 21
Totals per age interval 0 0 12 8 12 23 10 1 0 0 66
Total <= 45: 20 Total >= 46: 46
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
18.2% 9% 9.1%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
30.3% 17% 13.6%

Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
Yes

Sources:

Constitution, art. 90 and 98(1)(b-d)
2011 Elections Act, sections 34 to 37

Women
16

Notes:

Political parties shall nominate women members according to their proportion of members of the Senate elected under Article 90 of the Constitution.

Electoral quota for women
No

Notes: The Constitution requires the State to enact legislation to ensure that no more than two-thirds of members of elective or appointive bodies are of the same gender. However, no such law has been passed to date.

Sources: Constitution, art. 27(8)

First woman in parliament

Year of first woman in parliament
1969

First woman speaker

Year of first woman speaker
Not applicable

Notes: No woman has occupied the function of Speaker in the country.

Women’s suffrage

Date of independence
1963

Women's caucus

Women's caucuses or parliamentary groups that bring together women parliamentarians to strengthen cooperation and amplify their voices. For other parliamentary bodies or committees that have a specific mandate to address gender equality matters, see the ‘Specialized body – Gender equality’ tab.

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No