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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Members of the National Assembly and Senators-elect on Thursday took the oath of office.<\/p>\n

This follows the August 9 general election that saw Kenyans elect new leaders for the next five years.<\/p>\n

After taking the oath, the next order of business for the legislators is to elect the Speaker of the National Assembly.<\/p>\n

During the swearing-in ceremony, however, there is always a procedure to be followed which includes an order in which the MPs take the oath.<\/p>\n

This order is contained in the National Assembly Standing Orders under the swearing-in of new members and election of the speaker.<\/p>\n

The oath is usually administered by the Clerk of the Assembly.<\/p>\n

The first person to take the oath is anyone who has previously served as Speaker of the National Assembly.<\/p>\n

They are followed by MPs who have previously served as Majority leaders of the National Assembly, then followed by those who have served as Minority leaders at the assembly.<\/p>\n

All who have served as deputy speakers of the House come fourth in order, followed by those with the longest serving cumulative years as members of the National Assembly.<\/p>\n

These are followed by members with cumulative years of service at the senate and the East African Legislative Assembly.<\/p>\n

The rest of the members are then sworn in in the alphabetical order of their names.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Kenya<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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