- The three judges' bench explained that there was no order for the Supreme Court forcing National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula to resign from his Ford Kenya party leader
- The decision on Friday, February 7 said the two responsibilities of Wetang'ula to be unconstitutional but did not issue a specific order for him to resign from any position
- Wetang'ula dismissed the decision and said it was inappropriate and confirmed that he had a plan to oppose it, maintaining his duties as Speaker and Party Leader
- The decision on Friday, March 21 of the Court of Appeal refused to suspend the Supreme Court's decision but insisted that no order was issued against Wetang'ula
Nairobi – The three judges bench has decided that there is no Supreme Court order that forces the Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetang'ula to resign from his position of Ford Kenya party leader.
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On Friday, February, 7, a three -judgment bench including judges John Chigiti, Jairus Ngaah, and Lawrence Mugambi decided that Wetang'ula's positions as Speaker of the National Assembly and Ford Kenya leader are illegal.
“The role of the two parties is illegal and unconstitutional. As soon as he was the Speaker of the National Assembly, he ceased to be the leader of Ford Kenya,” The court decided.
In response, the experienced politician dismissed the decision as “common opinion” only in legal terms, claiming that it was unnecessary and had no effect.
Speaking through his legal advisor, Benson Milimo, Wetang'ula explained that the court did not order him to resign from any position.
He also emphasized that there was no time when the decision gave him the authority to relinquish his position of Speaker of the National Assembly or to resign from Ford Kenya's leadership.
However, he confirmed that he and his party would oppose the Supreme Court's decision, emphasizing that the ruling had nothing to do with his role as the Speaker.
Was Wetang'ula instructed to resign
In their decision on Friday, March 21, judges Daniel Musinga, Mumbi Ngugi, and Francis Tuiyot refused to postpone the Supreme Court's decision but made an important comment on the ongoing case.
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One of the key issues raised was whether Wetang'ula was supposed to resign from his party leadership after holding the position of Speaker.
The judges insisted that the Supreme Court's decision of February 7, 2025 did not issue specific orders to resign.
“About the two positions of Wetangula as the Speaker of the National Assembly and the leader of Ford Kenya, it was presented, and that is the case, that there was no order to oppose the issue issued by the Supreme Court on the matter. In the case, we cannot declare ourselves in a request to suspend the case or execution as before us.
What decision did the Court make the resolution as a majority party in parliament
The Court of Appeal also refused to suspend the Supreme Court's decision that recognized the resolution as a major party in the national parliament.
In their ruling, the judges of the appeal dealt with key issues related to the ongoing appeal, including clarifying that there was no leadership.
They referred to the next decision in the Wetang'ula Parliament, which again confirmed Kenya to become a majority party and Union Declaration One Kenya Coalition becomes a minority party.
Regarding the concern that the Supreme Court's decision had severely disrupted the activities of Parliament, the judges said there was not enough evidence to prove that the activities of the Assembly would stop unless the requested orders were not issued.
They noted that despite the opposition of the Speaker, Parliament continued to work, despite having some tension.
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