Kenya: Heated Debate in Parliament Over Court Ruling On Majority Coalition

Kenya: Heated Debate in Parliament Over Court Ruling On Majority Coalition

Nairobi -- A heated debate erupted in the National Assembly as lawmakers clashed over the implications of a recent High Court ruling that overturned Speaker Moses Wetang'ula's October 6, 2022, decision declaring Kenya Kwanza as the majority coalition.

Wetangula: Kenya Kwanza is the majority

National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has maintained that the Kenya Kwanza Alliance is the majority despite last Friday’s ruling that declared the opposition majority. In issuing his ruling today, Wetang’ula said the court did not give direction on which side is the majority or minority hence the status quo remains adding that the Kenya Kwanza coalition comprises 164 members and Azimio One Kenya Alliance has 154 members. “Arising from the f…

Tower of Babel! Azimio occupies majority seats in Parliament

A recent High Court decision has overturned National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula’s earlier declaration that Kenya Kwanza was the majority party. The court ruled that Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition is the rightful majority in the National Assembly, citing that Wetangula’s reassignment of 14 MPs from Azimio to Kenya Kwanza in 2022 was unconstitutional. […] Source

Wetang’ula Rejects Calls to Resign, Declares Speaker Has Final Say on Majority Coalition in Parliament - Nairobi Wire

National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula has reaffirmed that determining the majority coalition in Parliament is solely the Speaker’s responsibility, not the courts’. Addressing lawmakers on Tuesday, February 11, Wetang’ula clarified that although a court ruling overturned his earlier decision on the matter, it did not assign majority status to any coalition. “The judgment quashed the direction of the Speaker on the majority-minority issue; th…

Heated Debate in Parliament Over Court Ruling on Majority Coalition

NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 11 – A heated debate erupted in the National Assembly as lawmakers clashed over the implications of a recent High Court ruling that overturned Speaker Moses Wetang’ula’s October 6, 2022, decision declaring Kenya Kwanza as the majority coalition. The court ruled that Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Alliance is the rightful Majority Party in the National Assembly and stated that Wetang’ula should have resigned as Ford Kenya party lead…

'I completely disagree' - Kimani Ichung'wah differs with ruling declaring Azimio Majority

Kikuyu Constituency Member of Parliament Kimani Ichung’wah on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, disagreed with the High Court ruling that declared Azimio Coalition the majority side in the National Assembly. Speaking during the parliament session, Ichung’wah argued that the court does not have powers to limit the right of association as enshrined in the 2010 promulgated […]