Tensions erupted when Azimio-allied senators occupied the majority side, demanding their Kenya Kwanza colleagues move to the minority benches.
Senate Majority Whip Boni Khalwale sparked further commotion after finding his seat occupied by Nominated Senator Betty Syengo, prompting him to appeal to Deputy Speaker Kathuri Murungi to restore his position.
Nyamira Senator Okongo Omogeni insisted that the Senate could not proceed with business until the Speaker clarified the implications of the High Court ruling on the Senate's leadership structure.
However, Deputy Speaker Murungi dismissed the demand, ruling that the decision only applied to the National Assembly and that Kenya Kwanza remained the majority in the Senate. "As far as I am concerned, no High Court ruling has declared Azimio the majority in the Senate.
