The Kenya Kwanza coalition is the majority party in Parliament while Azimio La Umoja One Kenya coalition is the minority party in Parliament as directed by the speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetang’ula on Wednesday, 12th February 2025.
The speaker directives came days after Azimio La Umoja took over the majority leadership role in Parliament after a High Court ruling that said Kenya Kwanza was not the majority party.
“The Kenya Kwanza Coalition is the Majority Party while the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party is the Minority Party, the existing leadership of the House remains unchanged,” declared the Speaker.
He said the court has no powers to determine who is the majority party in Parliament. His ruling was drawn from Gazette Notices from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) and official communications from the Registrar of Political Parties.
While calculating the cumulative number members in the parties forming each coalition, the speaker stated that Kenya Kwanza had 165 members while Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition had 154 members.
Wetang’ula clarified that even if there would be a change in house leadership, it would not have any affect on past business transactions.
“The decisions which arise from the business transacted by the House has no relation to which party is designated as the majority or minority. They are decisions of the House as a whole.”
The speaker revealed not having any communication from both Kenya Kwanza and Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition over changes in their leadership position in Parliament.
“To date, I have received no official communication from either the Kenya Kwanza Coalition or the Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party proposing any alterations to their House leadership. Consequently, the leadership that was in place at the conclusion of the last session will remain unchanged.”
