Speaker Wetang'ula Dismisses Ruling on Kenya Kwanza Not Being Majority in Parliament In October 2022, National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula declared the Kenya Kwanza alliance as the majority in Parliament, assigning them 179 members compared to Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition's 157. This decision was based on the defection of 14 MPs from Azimio-affiliated parties—United Democratic Movement (UDM), Movement for Democracy and Growth (MDG), Maendeleo Chap Chap (MCC), and Pamoja African Alliance (PAA)—who had formally distanced themselves from Azimio and aligned with Kenya Kwanza. Azimio contested this ruling, arguing that the coalition agreements signed prior to the elections bound these parties to Azimio, and that the defections violated the stipulated timelines for exiting the coalition. They also highlighted inconsistencies in the coalition agreement documents presented. The Speaker's decision led to heated debates and confrontations in Parliament, with Azimio MPs accusing him of overstepping his