The Court of Appeal has dismissed a petition by Speaker Moses Wetang'ula that sought to overturn a High Court ruling declaring the Azimio Coalition as the majority in the National Assembly.
In a ruling delivered by a three-judge bench on Friday, March 21, the Appellate Court refused to grant conservatory orders stopping the High Court ruling, stating that doing so would inadvertently endorse Wetang'ula's claim that the Kenya Kwanza coalition was still the majority.
The court also noted that granting the conservatory orders would interfere with the hearing of the petition, which is currently before the High Court.
While delivering the ruling, the judges also dismissed claims that the High Court ruling delivered on February 12 would bring the operations of the National Assembly to a halt. "Concerning the argument that the High Court judgment has highly disrupted the work of the National Assembly, there is no sufficient evidence before us," the court ruled.
