At a glance

Structure of Parliament: Unicameral

Are there legislated quotas...

Yes for the Single/Lower House?
No at the Sub-national level?

Are there voluntary quotas...

Yes adopted by political parties?

Kenya

(Republic of Kenya)

Single/Lower house

National Assembly

Total seats:	224
Total women:	22
% women:	10%
Election year:	2007
Electoral System:
Quota Type:	Reserved seats
Election details:	IDEA Voter Turnout IPU Parline

Legal source

Details

Quota type:
Reserved seats

Constitution

In 1997 a constitutional amendment was passed which allows the president to appoint 12 nominated seats in parliament. 6 of these seats have been reserved for women.

Legal Sanctions for Non-Compliance:

N/A

No data available

Rank order/placement rules:

N/A

No data available

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Last updated 1780-01-01

Voluntary Political Party Quotas*

No details available

Additional information

The draft for a new constitution, however rejected in a referendum 21 November 2005, provided for that no more than 2/3 of either sex be represented in parliament. Another attempt to introduce gender quotas in 2007 failed. In 2007, 15 women were elected to parliament, 6 other appointed.

Last updated 2009-09-14

Sources

Constitution of Kenya, Article 33, paragraph 3

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