Azimio still majority in Parliament, says Karua

She noted those MPs who joined Kenya Kwanza haven't gone through the legal process.

In Summary

•In October last year, National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula declared that President William Ruto-led Kenya Kwanza constitutes the majority in the House.

•Kenya Kwanza has 179 members in the House against Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition party’s 157.

Narc Kenya leader Martha Karua.
Narc Kenya leader Martha Karua.
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Narc Kenya leader Martha Karua has reiterated that the Azimio la Umoja coalition is still the majority in Parliament.

On Tuesday, she explained that the legislators who crossed to the Kenya Kwanza side did it illegally.

"Members were illegally bought by the other side to cross the floor without going back to elections and the media should be in the forefront of pointing out that. Up to this day, Azimio is the majority in that Parliament," Karua added.

She was speaking during an interview with NTV.

The former Azimio presidential running mate also noted that even the members who have claimed to have joined Kenya Kwanza have not gone through the legal process.

"As Azimio, we are watching and we will take a closer study," Karua added.

In October last year, National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula declared that President William Ruto-led Kenya Kwanza constitutes the majority in the House.

Wetang'ula, in a ruling delivered in the chambers following a stand-off, decreed that Kenya Kwanza has 179 members in the House against Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition party’s 157.

The Speaker stated that according to documents from the Registrar of Political Parties, the Azimio coalition party comprised 26 political parties while Kenya Kwanza had 15, as of April 21, 2022.

Going by this, he noted, Azimio then had 171 Members of Parliament while Kenya Kwanza had 165.

Wetang'ula stated then that several Azimio members had formally written to his office to denounce their association with the Raila Odinga-led political outfit.

These members were 14 MPs drawn from 4 parties, namely United Democratic Movement (UDM), Movement for Democracy and Growth (MDG), Maendeleo Chap Chap (MCC), Pamoja African Alliance (PAA).

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