Uhuru Kenyatta calls first sitting of 12th Parliament, Speakers to be elected

Members of the 12th Parliament will have their first sitting on August 31. Photo: Boniface Okendo, Standard

President Uhuru Kenyatta has directed newly elected Members of Parliament (MPs) and Senators to assemble in Parliament on August 31 when they will be sworn into office.

In a special issue of the Kenya gazette dated August 23, Uhuru, in exercise of powers granted to him under Article 126(2) of the Constitution, summoned the first sitting of the 12th Parliament, where the members will elect their respective Speakers and Deputy Speakers.