President
Provides overall leadership, public direction, and movement representation.
About Bunge
The People’s Parliament
Bunge La Mwananchi is a people-centred civic forum built on public debate, civic education, social justice, accountability, and the direct participation of citizens in public life.
Who We Are
A public space for ordinary citizens
Bunge La Mwananchi gives citizens a platform to speak, listen, question, debate, organise, and act on issues affecting Kenya.
It is rooted in the belief that democracy belongs to the people and that public power must remain answerable to citizens. Bunge brings together workers, youth, women, community voices, activists, professionals, informal traders, and members of the public who believe in people-driven democracy.
01 · History
Born from the people’s demand for democratic space
Bunge La Mwananchi grew from Kenya’s wider struggle for democratic space, public participation, and accountable leadership. At a time when many citizens felt excluded from formal politics, Bunge created an open people’s forum where public issues could be discussed freely.
Over the years, Bunge became known as a place where citizens could gather, debate, learn, disagree, organise, and speak truth to power. Its public forums strengthened civic awareness and gave ordinary Kenyans confidence to participate in national conversations.
Today, Bunge remains a strong symbol of grassroots democracy. It carries forward the idea that democracy is not only practiced in Parliament, courts, government offices, or elections. Democracy also lives in public spaces where citizens meet, speak, organise, and hold power to account.
Tradition
Run through tradition. Held together by the people
Bunge La Mwananchi is run through tradition. It is not registered as a formal organisation, but continues to operate as a people’s civic forum built on public trust, democratic practice, and long-standing grassroots participation.
This tradition keeps Bunge open, people-centred, and close to citizens. It gives ordinary people a space to participate directly in public life without needing political privilege, office, or formal status.
02 · Leadership
Leadership renewed every two years
Bunge La Mwananchi leadership is renewed through elections held every two years. These elections usher in new office holders who continue the Bunge tradition and keep the People’s Parliament active.
Deputy President
Supports the President and helps coordinate leadership duties and public engagement.
Women Representative
Represents women’s voices and strengthens inclusion in Bunge participation.
Speaker
Guides sittings, maintains order, and supports fair participation during sessions.
Youth Leader
Mobilises youth participation and strengthens youth voices in civic engagement.
National Coordinator
Coordinates national activities, communication, chapters, and movement organisation.
03 · Bunge Sessions & Sittings
Jeevanjee Gardens is the public home of Bunge sittings
Bunge sittings provide a public space where citizens meet, debate, learn, speak, question, and participate in Kenya’s democratic life.
Special Sitting
Thursday
Special Bunge sitting takes place every Thursday.
Normal Sittings
All other days
Normal sittings take place on all other days.
Time
3:00 PM unless otherwise communicated.
Venue
Jeevanjee Gardens.
Chapters
Rooted in communities
Though the umbrella Bunge La Mwananchi is anchored in its long-standing public tradition, its spirit extends through chapters, forums, and citizen spaces that bring local concerns into the wider public conversation.
Chapters and public forums support civic education, community dialogue, social justice action, mobilisation, and accountability work at the grassroots level.
04 · Functions
What Bunge does
Public Debate
Bunge creates open platforms where citizens discuss governance, leadership, public resources, justice, rights, and national development.
Civic Education
Bunge educates citizens on the Constitution, public participation, elections, taxation, budgeting, human rights, devolution, and accountable governance.
Accountability
Bunge provides a space where citizens question leaders, challenge abuse of power, and demand responsible leadership.
Social Justice
Bunge stands with communities affected by poverty, inequality, corruption, unemployment, exclusion, and violation of rights.
Public Participation
Bunge encourages citizens to take part in decision-making at county and national level.
Grassroots Mobilisation
Bunge brings people together around shared public concerns and supports collective civic action.
Power to the People
Bunge belongs to the people
The people have the right to speak, organise, question, participate, and demand justice. Bunge La Mwananchi keeps that right alive.