National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang\u2019ula has dismissed the High Court\u2019s ruling on his dual role as Speaker and Party Leader of Ford Kenya, terming the decision as mere \u201cordinary comments\u201d in law that are non-binding and have no practical effect.<\/p>\n
Through his legal advisor, Mr. Benson Milimo, Wetang\u2019ula clarified that the court did not order him to relinquish either office.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to assure the nation and the Ford Kenya fraternity that there is absolutely no cause for alarm. What the court did was make comments\u2014what the law terms as \u2018obiter dictum\u2019\u2014which are non-binding and have no consequential effect,\u201d Milimo said in a press statement sent to newsrooms on Friday.<\/p>\n
He further emphasized that at no point did the court rule that Wetang\u2019ula should vacate his position as Speaker of the National Assembly or cease being the Party Leader of Ford Kenya.<\/p>\n
Nonetheless, he confirmed that Wetang\u2019ula and his party would appeal the High Court\u2019s decision, reiterating that the ruling has no effect on the Speaker\u2019s status.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis means that Dr. Moses Masika Wetang\u2019ula remains the Party Leader of Ford Kenya as well as Speaker of the National Assembly. The Simba Party remains intact, stable, and ready to participate in the 2027 General Election,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
However, the ruling delivered by Justices John Chigiti, Lawrence Mugambi, and Jairus Ngaah was unequivocal.
\nThe judges found Wetang\u2019ula in blatant violation of the Constitution, stating that he should have stepped down as Party Leader upon assuming the Speakership.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe dual role is unlawful and unconstitutional,\u201d the court ruled. \u201cOnce he became Speaker of the National Assembly, he ceased to be the leader of Ford Kenya.\u201d<\/p>\n
The ruling was dealing a blow to Wetang\u2019ula\u2019s 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\u2019s 157.<\/p>\n
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