LC control no. | n 79053027 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Corporate name heading | Kenya. National Assembly |
Variant(s) | Kenya. National Assembly (1963-2013) Kenya. Parliament (1963-2013) |
See also | Predecessor: Kenya. Legislative Council Successor: Kenya. Parliament. National Assembly |
Biography/History note | The Legislative Council of the East Africa Protectorate was established in 1907. In 1920 it became the Legislative Council of Kenya Colony and Protectorate. In Mar. 1963 it was superseded by the House of Representatives and Senate of the National Assembly of Kenya. On Jan. 5, 1967, the House of Representatives and the Senate merged to form the unicameral National Assembly of Kenya. |
Beginning date | 1963 |
Ending date | 2013 |
Associated country | Kenya |
Located | Nairobi (Kenya) |
Field of activity | Legislation Legislative power |
Found in | Its Annual report, 1964- Kenya's Parliament members' participation, 2003, c2004 Its Official report, Feb./Mar. 1970: t.p. (Republic of Kenya. The National Assembly) Kenya gazette supplement. National Assembly bills, 29 April 2013: t.p. (Republic of Kenya. National assembly) Wikipedia, viewed 8 Nov. 2013 (Kenya's 1963 independence constitution provided for a bicameral parliament, the National Assembly, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives; in 1966, the membership of the Senate and House of Representatives was combined to form a unicameral National Assembly; the 11th Parliament, which began on 28 Mar. 2013, reestablished the Senate and increased the size of the National Assembly) |
Associated language | eng |