Wiper Leader Kalonzo Musyoka has called for a Parliamentary Group meeting on Wednesday next week following Friday’s High Court decision that squashed a decision by Speaker of National Assembly Moses Wetang'ula declaring the Kenya Kwanza coalition the majority party in the House.
“I spoke to Raila Odinga and Uhuru Kenyatta. We want Azimio PG so that we can plan," Kalonzo said.
The former Vice President who directed opposition Members of Parliament to remain firm at the same time expressed confidence that Kenya Kwanza will not appeal against the decision.
“We hope there will be no stay order.”
Kalonzo spoke during a funeral in Kitui.
On Friday, a three-judge bench comprising Justice John Chigiti, Jairus Ngaah and Lawrence Mugambi ruled that Azimio La Umoja is the bonafide majority party in the National Assembly.
In a landmark decision, the court said National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula acted unreasonably when he assigned to the Kenya Kwanza alliance the 14 members of the Azimio coalition who had resigned from the outfit.
The case was filed in court by Ken Njagi, advocate Lempaa Soyinka and 10 others represented by Advocate Kibe Mungai
Wetang'ula had claimed that several Azimio members had formally written to his office to denounce their association with the Raila Odinga-led political outfit.
These members are 14 MPs drawn from 4 parties, namely the United Democratic Movement (UDM), Movement for Democracy and Growth (MDG), Maendeleo Chap Chap (MCC), and Pamoja African Alliance (PAA).
But the bench said when he signed an affidavit in court to oppose the case, he didn't provide any evidence of any post-election agreements involving the said parties and the KK coalition.
Wetang'ula had claimed that the parties signed and deposited with the registrar of political parties the agreements.
But the judges reiterated that in the absence of any proof, the decision by Wetang'ula cannot be allowed to stand.
"Even Kimani Ichung'wah who said he tabled the agreements in parliament during a debate on the issue of majority and minority has not exhibited any such agreement in court," said the bench.
In addition, the judges said Wetangula had no basis to disregard the registrar's decision on membership of the Azimio and KK coalitions.
According to documents from the Registrar of Political Parties, the Azimio coalition party consisted of 26 political parties while Kenya Kwanza had 15, as of April 21, 2022.
