Presiding in Parliament
The Speaker presides at sittings of a House. If absent, the Deputy Speaker presides, and failing both, another member elected by the House. At a joint sitting, the Speaker of the National Assembly presides, assisted by the Speaker of the Senate.
The official text
(1) At any sitting of a House of Parliament—
(a) the Speaker presides;
(b) in the absence of the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker presides; and
(c) in the absence of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker, another member of the House elected by the House presides.
(2) At a joint sitting of the Houses of Parliament, the Speaker of the National Assembly shall preside, assisted by the Speaker of the Senate.
Summaries and answers are a plain-English guide written by Iam254, not legal advice. The official text is what counts. Official text: Constitution of Kenya, 2010, Kenya Law (National Council for Law Reporting), legislation as at 3 September 2010. It has not been amended since.