The Court of Appeal has declined a petition by National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula to overturn a High Court Ruling that declared Azimio Coalition the Majority in Parliament.
The three-judge bench in a ruling delivered on Friday, March 21 2025, refused to grant orders stopping the High Court ruling since according to them it would mean that the Kenya Kwanza coalition was still the majority.
The judges also dismissed claims that the High Court ruling delivered on February 7 2025 would bring the operations of the National Assembly to a halt.
The ruling which was delivered on February 7 2025, declared Azimio la Umoja as the majority in parliament adding that Wetang’ula had violated rules by declaring Kenya Kwanza as the Majority.
“By signing Kenya Kwanza coalition of 14 members from other parties without justification and declaring it the majority, Speaker Wetang’ula violated the constitution” the judges ruled.
Apart from that, Wetangula’s dual role as the Speaker of the National Assembly and the same time Ford Kenya party leader was unconstitutional.
However, the Court of Appeal refused to pronounce itself on the matter regarding Wetang’ula’s dual role as the Speaker of the National Assembly and leader of Ford Kenya.
