Nyeri Town MP Duncan Mathenge Maina has urged the National Assembly to escalate the stand-off regarding the majority party in parliament to the Registrar of Political Parties for a conclusive determination.

Speaking on the floor of the house after the MPS resumption for the fourth session on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, Mathenge stated that the only way out of the matter is through the register of political parties deciding on the actual status of the coalitions.

“At this point and time, the only way out of this quagmire is to communicate afresh to the register of political parties and give us the fact as they are. Its the only basis we can determine who is majority,” the MP stated.

The matter of who constitutes the majority in Parliament rented the air on Tuesday afternoon session with MPs from either side advancing their respective interests on the matter ahead of Speaker Moses Wetangula’s determination over the matter.

According to the court’s ruling on the status of the majority in Parliament, Azimio was declared the majority based on the party’s position on the two major coalitions of Kenya Kwanza and Azimio.

Mathenge has however faulted that premise clarifying that the passing of time and movements of individual political parties within the coalitions had rendered the ruling unimplementable.

Unimplementable

“In Kenya coalitions (formations) are made post and pre-elections. The ruling therefore means it was only to favour ODM. This judgement is unimplementable due to movements in and out of Azimio coalitions,” he added.

The MP further fingered the judiciary over its lack of due diligence with regards to a matter brought before it as urgent.

“It’s no longer tenable to certify a matter as urgent and make a determination two years late. Where is the urgency?” Mathenge lamented.

The foregoing comes after Junet Mohammed had assumed the parliamentary majority role pursuant to the high court ruling that declared the Azimio coalition as the majority in parliament.