The Kenyan National Assembly is the lower house of the Kenyan legislature. It consists of 350 members, comprising 290 members elected from single-member constituencies, 47 woman representatives elected from each county, 12 members nominated by the political parties, and the speaker of the assembly who is elected by the assembly and serves as an ex-officio member.

Qualifications;

• be a Kenyan citizen for at least 10 years before the election;
• not hold dual citizenship (unless, according to IEBC, the citizenship of the other country has been obtained by operation of law without the capacity to opt-out);
• not owe allegiance to a foreign state;
• be a registered voter;
• be nominated by a Political Party or is an independent candidate.
• meet the statutory moral and ethical requirements under the Leadership and Integrity Act;
• not be a public officer or acting in any State of public office other than a Member of Parliament;
• not be an undischarged bankrupt;
• not be a person of unsound mind;
• not be subject to a sentence of imprisonment of at least six months from the date of registration of candidates or date of elections;
• not have been found to have abused or misused state or public office or contravened Chapter Six of the Constitution; and
• not have been dismissed or removed from public office for contravening the provisions of Articles 75, 76, 77 and 78 of the Constitution

To qualify for the position of a member of parliament in Kenya, you must also be at least 18 years of age.

The educational requirements for an MP in Kenya is a university degree from a recognized university. This will take effect in the 2022 general elections and beyond unless the law is amended before then.

Requirements:

The requirements for the position of a Member of Parliament are different depending on the Senators, Women Representatives and Members of the National Assembly.

For an Independent Candidate

• A Clearance Certificate from the Registrar of Political Parties certifying that the person was not a member of any political party for the last 3 months before the elections; (Regulation 15(a) (General) Regulations, 2012
• An electronic and a printed copy of a list of at least 1000 supporters in the prescribed form, submitted to the Commission.
• A duly filled Form of Intention to Contest submitted to the Commission in the prescribed form.
• A symbol the candidate intends to use during the election, which has been approved by the Commission
• Establish and maintain a functioning office in the respective electoral area where the candidate is contesting, which must be available for inspection by the Commission at least 45 days before the elections. The address, including the physical address of the office must be communicated to the Commission.