Senate seeks more powers through proposed constitutional changes

Senate Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot and Minority Leader Stewart Madzayo at AIC Church Milimani in Nairobi on February 27, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

The Senate is pursuing a bipartisan constitutional amendment push that would give it more say in budget-making and vetting nominees to senior state jobs, among other radical changes.

This is through the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which proposes changes to 25 articles of the Constitution, which, if passed, would elevate the Senate to a de facto upper house.