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kenya*

H.E. Wafula W. Chebukati,
Chairperson, IEBC

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CoUNtrY ProfiLE LEgisLAtivE sYstEM

1. Official Name LEGISLATURE
Republic of Kenya
1. Structure of National Legislature:
2. Government Bicameral
Presidential Republic
2. Names of the Houses in vernacular and English
3. Head of State Designation
President Uhuru KENYATTA Senate| Assemblée Nationale (National Assembly)

4. Head of government Designation 3. Total no. of members in each house elected/
President Uhuru KENYATTA nominated
Total 349 seats: 290 elected from the constituen-
5. Capital cies, 47 women elected from the counties and 12
Nairobi nominated representatives. The speaker serves as

6. Currency an ex officio member.
Kenyan Shilling (KES)
4. Popular House
7. Ethnic Groups (with %age population) Assemblée Nationale
Kikuyu 17.1%, Luhya 14.3%, Kalenjin 13.4%, Luo
10.7%, Kamba 9.8%, Somali 5.8%, Kisii 5.7%, 5. Type of Electoral System
Mijikenda 5.2%, Meru 4.2%, Maasai 2.5%, Turkana First-past-the-post voting
2.1%, non-Kenyan 1%, other 8.2%
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8. Date of Independence
12 December 1963 (from UK) ELECtorAL sYstEM

9. Date of adoption of Democratic Constitution (A) ELECTION MANAGEMENT BODy
New constitution adopted in 1984

10. Language (s) 1. Name of the EMB(S)
Bantu Swahili , English Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commis-
sion-IEBC
11. Literacy Levels
Male: 84.99% Female: 78.19% 2. Website Address
Total: 81.53% (2018) www.iebc.or.ke

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