| Parliament Building | |
|---|---|
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 Interactive map of Parliament Building | |
| Alternative names | Parliament House |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Legislative building |
| Location | Nairobi,Kenya,Kenya |
| Coordinates | 1°17′24″S36°49′12″E / 1.29000°S 36.82000°E /-1.29000; 36.82000 |
| Current tenants | Parliament of Kenya |
| Construction started | 1951 |
| Construction stopped | 1954 |
| Owner | Government of Kenya |
| Technical details | |
| Material | concrete andsteel |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Amyas Connell |
| Website | |
| www | |
TheParliament Buildings inNairobi are the seat of theKenyan Parliament.
The buildings were constructed in 1954 and became the home of the colonial legislature of theKenya Colony, theLegislative Council of Kenya, which sat there until 1963, when the council was replaced by theNational Assembly.[1] The buildings, known before 1963 as the "Legislative Buildings", were designed by prominent modernist architect,Amyas Connell, and the town planning advisor to the Kenyan Colonial Government, Harold Thornley Dyer.[2][3] The Parliament has an English-style clocktower which was a design requirement to have the Legislative Buildings echo thePalace of Westminster andBig Ben.[4]
During theKenya Finance Bill protests on 25 June 2024, the parliament wasstormed.[5] Several rooms were ransacked while parts of the building were set on fire.[6] Theceremonial mace used in legislative proceedings was stolen.[7] Ten protesters were shot dead by police with 31 protesters injured and over 280 protesters arrested.[8]
Jomo Kenyatta, Kenya's first prime minister and president, is buried on the estate.[4]
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