Court Rules on Petition Seeking to Oust Wetang’ula as Speaker, dismissing contempt claims over National Assembly majority dispute.
High Court has dismissed a petition seeking to have National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula cited for contempt of court over his handling of the majority party issue in Parliament.
In a ruling delivered on May 29, 2026, the court found that the petitioners failed to prove that Wetang’ula deliberately disobeyed a previous judgment issued on February 7, 2025.
The petition, filed by Kenneth Njagi Njiru, also sought to declare Wetang’ula unfit to hold office over alleged contempt of court.
Court Finds No Evidence of Disobedience
The dispute arose from Wetang’ula’s decision to recognize the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition as the minority side in the National Assembly. Petitioners argued that the move violated the court’s earlier ruling.
However, the judges ruled that there was no evidence of intentional defiance. The court stated that Wetang’ula did not deliberately ignore its orders.
The bench further noted that the February judgment was declaratory in nature and only clarified the legal position without directing specific actions.
Petitioners’ Claims Rejected
Lawyer Kibe Mungai, representing the petitioners, argued that the Speaker continued to act in a manner aligned with the ruling coalition. He claimed this contradicted the court’s earlier findings.
The court, however, maintained that its previous ruling only interpreted the Constitution and did not impose enforceable directives on the Speaker.
It concluded that the threshold for contempt had not been met, effectively ending the case against Wetang’ula.
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