Court ruling on majority in parliament is affirmation that 2022 election outcomes weren’t right – Orengo
Sunday 09th February, 2025 01:25 PM|
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Siaya Governor James Orengo has challenged fellow members within the Azimio la Umoja – One Kenya coalition to say their rightful place in parliament.
Speaking through the burial of Richard Ochieng’ Oloo, father to metropolis lawyer Willis Otieno held on Saturday, February 8, 2025, Orengo famous that Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) get together members ought to lead the entrance and advocate for his or her rightful place within the National Assembly.
He additionally urged the Azimio members to not be swayed into giving up the place by the Kenya Kwanza leaders.
“I am asking my party ODM, don’t lose the court declaration that Azimio is the majority in parliament. Do not leave it. Instead of sitting at the table with whoever is in power, the court is giving you what belongs to you,” Orengo mentioned.
He additionally lauded the High Court’s determination to declare Azimio as the bulk within the National Assembly saying the ruling signifies that the 2022 presidential outcomes have been incorrect.
He defined that Azimio couldn’t have gotten the bulk seat and lose the presidential election.
“What the High Court said is a confirmation that election results announced in the last elections were not correct. That is the confirmation. Raila’s party and coalition could not have got the majority of seats and lose the presidential elections,” the senator added.
Safina Party chief Jimmy Wanjigi echoed Orengo’s remarks noting that with the ruling, Azimio has a greater probability of impeaching President William Ruto by March 2025.
Court ruling
On Friday, February 7, 2025, the Milimani High Court declared that Azimio was the bulk within the National Assembly.
While delivering the ruling, Justices John Chigiti, Lawrence Mugambi, and Jairus Ngaah famous that Wetang’ula had violated the structure by making the willpower.
The judges additionally declared that almost all get together coalition was decided by residents through the 2022 August Election.
“It is hereby declared that the question as to which party or coalition parties is the majority of the National Assembly of the 13th Parliament was determined by the sovereign will of the Kenyan voters during the August 9, 2022, general elections,” a part of the ruling learn.
The court docket revealed that Speaker Wetang’ula assigned 14 members from varied events to Kenya Kwanza on October 6, 2022, to favor the Kenya Kwanza alliance and pivot it to the bulk standing.
The speaker then declared that Kenya Kwanza had 179 members within the House whereas Azimio had 157.
Documents from the Registrar of Political Parties, nevertheless, contradicted Wetang’ula’s declaration revealing that Azimio had 26 political events in opposition to Kenya Kwanza’s 15.
The judges additionally discovered that the speaker didn’t have a justifiable cornerstone to reassign extra members to Kenya Kwanza.
“The speaker can’t fault the registrar of political parties. She could not provide what she did not have.The speaker ought to have exhibited the agreement which were alleged to have been presented during the debate without the post-election coalition agreements he had not basis to this regard,” a part of the ruling added.