Court order saves Alex Lang'at from majority leader ouster

We thought all would be quiet at the County Assembly front after the dramatic scenes that we witnessed last week, well we thought wrong.

Alex Langat the former majority leader who was ousted last week, came out earlier today, at the Nakuru County Assembly and boldly called out his fellow United Democratic Alliance (UDA) members for what he termed as a coup, as it did not follow due procedure, terming it mere politics.

“The deputy speaker with the blessing of some few members came out and made a pronouncement that I have been ousted as the majority leader. With the help of external forces, they laid baseless accusations against me and this facilitated last week’s turn of events” he says.

The matter in question made its way to the corridors of justice where according to court documents seen by Mtaa Wangu, the court ordered that Alex Lang'at remains the Majority Leader of Nakuru County Assembly, pending the hearing and determination of the application.

“The court ordered the complaint and notice of motion be served to the respondents and interested parties also required to file and serve their response. The Notice of Motion Application will be listed for mention on 24^th September 2024 at 2:30 pm to check on compliance and for further directions as to the hearing,” reads the document in part.  

Biashara, MCA, Fadhili Msuri being the majority whip UDA Nakuru County Assembly, confirmed he had been served via a phone call.

Eburru Mbaruk MCA Michael Gathanwa, one of the respondents in the matter, says that in the event they are served they will obey the court orders.

“We are a house of rules and order and we would never disobey court orders. The law is like a sword that cuts both sides. Therefore, one cannot seek a court order for matters that have been overtaken by events. They should instead seek redress and challenge the matter in court,” he says.