Siaya Governor James Orengo has challenged fellow members in the Azimio la Umoja – One Kenya coalition to assert their rightful position in parliament.

Speaking during the burial of Richard Ochieng’ Oloo, father to city lawyer Willis Otieno held on Saturday, February 8, 2025, Orengo noted that Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party members should lead the front and advocate for their rightful position in the National Assembly.

He also urged the Azimio members not to be swayed into giving up the position by the Kenya Kwanza leaders.

“I am asking my party ODM, don’t lose the court declaration that Azimio is the majority in parliament. Do not leave it. Instead of sitting at the table with whoever is in power, the court is giving you what belongs to you,” Orengo said.

He also lauded the High Court’s decision to declare Azimio as the majority in the National Assembly saying the ruling signifies that the 2022 presidential results were incorrect.

He explained that Azimio could not have gotten the majority seat and lose the presidential election.

“What the High Court said is a confirmation that election results announced in the last elections were not correct. That is the confirmation. Raila’s party and coalition could not have got the majority of seats and lose the presidential elections,” the senator added.

Safina Party leader Jimmy Wanjigi echoed Orengo’s remarks noting that with the ruling, Azimio has a better chance of impeaching President William Ruto by March 2025.

Court ruling

On Friday, February 7, 2025, the Milimani High Court declared that Azimio was the majority in the National Assembly.

While delivering the ruling, Justices John Chigiti, Lawrence Mugambi, and Jairus Ngaah noted that Wetang’ula had violated the constitution by making the determination.

The judges also declared that the majority party coalition was determined by citizens during the 2022 August Election.

“It is hereby declared that the question as to which party or coalition parties is the majority of the National Assembly of the 13th Parliament was determined by the sovereign will of the Kenyan voters during the August 9, 2022, general elections,” part of the ruling read.

The court revealed that Speaker Wetang’ula assigned 14 members from various parties to Kenya Kwanza on October 6, 2022, to favor the Kenya Kwanza alliance and pivot it to the majority status.

The speaker then declared that Kenya Kwanza had 179 members in the House whereas Azimio had 157.

Documents from the Registrar of Political Parties, however, contradicted Wetang’ula’s declaration revealing that Azimio had 26 political parties against Kenya Kwanza’s 15.

The judges also found that the speaker did not have a justifiable cornerstone to reassign more members to Kenya Kwanza.

“The speaker can’t fault the registrar of political parties. She could not provide what she did not have.The speaker ought to have exhibited the agreement which were alleged to have been presented during the debate without the post-election coalition agreements he had not basis to this regard,” part of the ruling added.