Democratic Action Party – Kenya (DAP-K) leader Eugene Wamalwa has thrown his full weight behind the High Court’s ruling that Speaker Moses Wetang’ula’s dual role as both Speaker of the National Assembly and leader of Ford Kenya is unconstitutional.

Taking to his X account on Friday, February 7, 2025, Eugene hailed the ruling as a much-needed course correction, slamming Wetang’ula as the most biased and ineffective speaker in Kenya’s parliamentary history.

“Landmark ruling by @Kenyajudiciary upsetting one of the worst rulings by one of the worst and most biased Speakers in the history of @NAssemblyKE is most welcome,” he posted.

Landmark ruling by @Kenyajudiciary upsetting one of the worst rulings by one of the worst and most biased Speakers in the history of @NAssemblyKE,is most welcome. pic.twitter.com/Zlvlkho3dt

— Eugene L. Wamalwa (@EugeneLWamalwa) February 7, 2025

Court nullifies Wetang’ula’s ruling

Eugene, a vocal critic of President William Ruto’s administration, was reacting to a ruling delivered today by a three-judge bench of the High Court, that also determined that the Azimio la Umoja coalition, not Kenya Kwanza, rightfully holds the majority in Parliament—flatly contradicting Wetang’ula’s earlier pronouncement.

While delivering the damning verdict, Justices John Chigiti, Lawrence Mugambi, and Jairus Ngaah did not hold back.

They exposed Wetang’ula’s blatant constitutional violations, calling him out for brazenly clinging to his leadership role in Ford Kenya despite clear legal provisions requiring him to step down the moment he assumed the Speakership.

“The dual role is unlawful and unconstitutional,” the court ruled unequivocally. “Once he became Speaker of the National Assembly, he ceased to be the leader of Ford Kenya.”

Wetang’ula’s house of cards collapses

The ruling was dealing a blow to Wetang’ula’s controversial October 6, 2022, decision in which he declared Kenya Kwanza as the majority party in Parliament, insisting it had 179 members compared to Azimio la Umoja’s 157.

Back then, Wetang’ula went to great lengths to justify his widely disputed stance, hurriedly reassigning 14 MPs from other parties to Kenya Kwanza in what now appears to have been a desperate power play designed to tilt the numbers in President Ruto’s coalition favor.

However, his maneuver has now crumbled like a house of cards, as the court found no legitimate basis for the abrupt and opaque realignments, ultimately revoking his ruling.

The judges further leaned on official data from the Registrar of Political Parties, which painted an even starker picture, that Azimio la Umoja boasted a formidable 26-party alliance, whereas Kenya Kwanza, the coalition Wetang’ula was so determined to favor, had a mere 10 parties.

“The Speaker cannot fault the Registrar of Political Parties. She could not provide what she did not have. The Speaker ought to have presented the agreements that were allegedly submitted during the debate. Without the post-election coalition agreements, he had no basis for his decision,” the court ruled.