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Parliament: How will they work together with no clear majority?

National Assembly. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

What are the National Assembly's powers?

Previous Kenyan constitutions centralised powers under an executive president. These were whittled down under the 2010 Constitution, which provides for a clear separation of powers. Parliament is one of the three arms of government, along with the Executive and the Judiciary. Each arm has powers to check and balance the others.

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