11th Parliament is over, do you know these MPs?
Without MPs who form part of the Executive, a lot of the work in Parliament now takes place in the committees.
The lawmakers vet nominees from the Executive, consider sessional papers and carry out investigations, as well as considering petitions for the removal or reprimanding of members of the Executive or heads of the independent commissions.
Still, there is a lot that happens on the floor of both the Senate and the National Assembly, where debate and lobbying determine the directions that matters take, and decisions made by committees can be applauded or overturned.
POPULARITY
While we cannot claim to say that the popularity of a politician can be gauged by how much noise he or she makes, we can point out the MPs you are unlikely to notice if you were to meet them in the street.
So, as Parliament comes to a close, we ask, do you know these MPs?
1. James Lusweti (Kabuchai, Ford-Kenya): Mzalendo.com, which tracks business in Parliament, lists Mr Lusweti as having spoken 42 times since the National Assembly started sitting in April 2013.
On average an active MP would speak more than 500 times on the floor of the House in five years. Mr Lusweti has also not been active in the committees.
2. Alex Kosgey (Emgwen, Jubilee): Mr Kosgey is remembered more for being the son of former Tinderet MP and long-serving minister Henry Kosgey than as an MP.
With an afro hairstyle and shoes with thick soles, Mr Kosgey looks like a visitor in the House whenever he shows up.
So rare was he that in 2015, two constituents petitioned for his removal on the grounds that he had skipped more than eight sittings without notifying the Speaker. He survived that attempt.
He was active as vice-chairman of the Environment Committee when it was handling the petition by manufacturers on the plastic bags ban.
3. Kamoti Mwamkale (Rabai, ODM):
Mr Mwamkale is a member of the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee and has been quietly going about his work representing the people of Rabai.
4. Raymond Moi (Rongai, Jubilee): Mr Moi is quiet but an active member of the Lands Committee. So unrecognisable was he that sometimes the younger security orderlies would stop and ask him to identify himself at places such as County Hall.
Like Mr Kosgey, he also survived a removal attempt for skipping sittings but has become a bit more active since.
5. Joash Olum (Langata, ODM):
The bespectacled legislator is listed on Mzalendo.com as having made three speeches on the floor of the House; his maiden speech, a contribution on a Motion by his colleague Chachu Ganya and then on the Wildlife Conservation and Management Bill.
6. Mburu Kahangara (Lari, Jubilee): You might remember an MP who was dragged to court on allegations that he had punched a traffic policeman.
That was Mr Kahangara, yet another quiet MP. Mzalendo.com cites him as having made 46 contributions on the floor. He was on the Committee on Administration and National Security.
7. Mathenge Ndiritu (Gilgil, Jubilee): Mr Ndiritu was on the Committee on Environment.
Surprisingly, he is indicated as having spoken 114 times in Parliament.
8. Suleiman Murunga (Kimilili, Ford-Kenya):
The businessman had tried twice before he secured the seat in Parliament, but is among those who did not make an impact either through his speeches in the House or work in committees.
9. Kirwa Bitok (Mosop, Jubilee): With a background in finance, he was a natural fit for the Finance, Trade and Planning Committee.
He is cited as having spoken 52 times in the House over 48 months.
10. Mohammed Abdi Haji Mohammed (Banissa, Jubilee):
He is a member of the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee but many Kenyans may not recognise him in the streets and public functions.
11.Susan Chebet (Elgeyo-Marakwet woman rep, Jubilee): The former administrative officer at Moi University is among the unrecognisable woman reps.
Mzalendo.com reports that she made 105 contributions on the floor over the four years.
12.John Ogutu Omondi (Embakasi East, ODM):
Mr Omondi would never miss a meeting of the Public Investments Committee, but his contributions were few there and in the House.
13.George Theuri (Embakasi West, Jubilee):
The youthful legislator was mostly seen and not heard. Mzalendo.com reports that he spoke 34 times in the House in 48 months.
14.Shukran Hussein Gure (Garissa woman rep, Wiper): Ms Gure memorably complained to the Speaker about being harassed by Kenya Defence Forces members patrolling in her home county.
She was also among women MPs who protested the inclusion of clauses on polygamy in the Marriage Act. With 78 appearances in the Hansard, she is considered one of the less active lawmakers.
15.Benard Shinali (Ikolomani, UDF):
It was never going to be easy replacing Boni Khalwale as MP but Mr Shinali, with 57 appearances, was less active than anticipated.
16.James Murgor (Keiyo North, Jubilee):
The doctor was active on the Committee on Health and helped craft new rules for the next House in the Procedure and House Rules Committee but was not quite active on the floor.
17.Mary Sally Keraa (Kisii woman rep, ODM):
Ms Keraa might have campaigned in a whole county to get her seat but she certainly failed to make an impact in the House, where she spoke 16 times.
18.Bernard Kitungi (Mwingi West, Wiper): A member of the Public Investments Committee, he made 37 appearances in the Hansard over the four years.
You might recall him from the viral video in which activist Boniface Mwangi made a driver on the wrong side of the road reverse to the right one.
19.Mary Njoki Mbugua (Nakuru woman rep, Jubilee): Ms Mbugua is famous for singing a Kikuyu classic, "Mutumia Ngatha", and rode into the House on the Jubilee wave.
So rare were her speeches that once when she spoke, the Speaker congratulated her.
20.David Karithi (Tigania West, Jubilee):
Mr Karithi has 40 appearances on the floor to his name.
21.Daniel Wanyama Sitati (Webuye West, Jubilee): Mr Wanyama was an active member of the Labour and Social Welfare Committee and represented the Kenyan Parliament ably in sports, playing in the football and volleyball teams.
He is indicated by Mzalendo.com as having spoken 23 times over his four years in the National Assembly.