Kenya Kwanza has been declared the parliamentary majority by Moses Wetang’ula, Speaker of the National Assembly.
This comes after a discussion about who occupies the majority and minority positions in the National Assembly.
The Speaker stated that Azimio comprises 154 Members of Parliament, whereas Kenya Kwanza has 165 in the August House.
“From the above, it follows that Kenya Kwanza is the majority and Azimio is the minority. The Speaker stated, “The Leadership of the House remains unchanged.
According to Wetang’ula, the court did not identify any party as the majority or minority, nor did it name a leader for either group.
According to Wetang’ula, the court did not identify any party as the majority or minority, nor did it name a leader for either group.
On February 7, the High Court ruled against Speaker Moses Wetang’ula for declaring Kenya Kwanza the majority party.
The speaker stated that Azimio, which was registered in April 2022, consists of 21 parties such as Jubilee, ODM, Wiper Democratic Movement, Kanu, National Rainbow Coalition, Muungano Party, Democratic Action Party, Democratic Action Party Kenya, United Party of Independent Alliance, United Progressive Alliance, Kenya Union Party, United Democratic Party, Movement for Democracy and Growth, Kenya Reformed Party, Chama Cha Uzalendo and many more.
According to him, Kenya Kwanza was registered on June 3, 2022, and included 11 political parties such as UDA, Amani National Congress, Forum for Restoration of Democracy Kenya, Chama Cha Kazi, Communist Party, and Farmers Party, among others.
According to the speaker, on September 5, 2022, Kenya Kwanza formed a post-election coalition agreement with four other parties.
On October 6, 2022, the Speaker of the National Assembly, Moses Wetang’ula, announced that the Kenya Kwanza Alliance was the majority coalition.
The ruling coalition’s accession to majority status was enabled by the defection of 14 MPs from the Azimio La Umoja Coalition Party, which tipped the balance in favour of Kenya Kwanza. The decision followed this development. A three-judge panel of the High Court subsequently determined that Wetang’ula had breached the Constitution in making the determination.
The court ruled that the Speaker lacked a justifiable basis for the reassignments and annulled the decision that had designated Kenya Kwanza as the majority party.
