Coalition Conundrum: Wetang’ula to Settle Score Between Azimio and Kenya Kwanza!

The speaker of the national assembly moses wetangula will give directions on which coalition between azimio and kenya kwanza is the Majority side wednesday afternoon. This is after a supremacy battle ensued on the floor of both houses after azimio la umoja coalition members occupied seats of the majority side following a court order.

The azimio mps blocked deputy majority leader owen baya, on behalf of the majority leader, from tabling reports as required by the standing orders.As the national assembly resumed from a two-month recess, azimio-allied MPs sat on the right-hand side of the chamber, a section traditionally reserved for government-affiliated lawmakers.The speaker however insisted that the court has no capacity or power to declare who is majority or minority saying the matter lies squarely within the purview of the house.

However wiper leader kalonzo musyoka has lauded azimio mps for asserting their rightful place in the parliament. He urged the Speaker moses wetangua to respect the court order and step down from his position.The move follows a high court ruling that declared the azimio la umoja coalition party the majority in the house. However, a three-judge bench of the high court later found that wetang’ula had violated the constitution in making this determination on october 6, 2022, national assembly speaker moses wetang’ula ruled that the kenya kwanza alliance was the majority coalition.

This decision came after 14 MPs from the azimio la umoja coalition party defected to the ruling coalition, tipping the balance in kenya kwanza’s favour and allowing it to claim majority status.According to wetang’ula’s ruling, kenya kwanza had 179 members in the national assembly, while azimio la umoja one kenya coalition party had157.Delivering the unanimous judgment, justices john chigiti, lawrence Mugambi and jairus ngaah criticized the speaker’s actions, emphasizing the need for impartiality and strict adherence to constitutional principles.The judges further highlighted that the speaker must act as a neutral arbiter, free from political influence.

They warned that public confidence in parliament depends heavily on the speaker’s actions and that any constitutional violations could severely undermine this trust.