Wetang'ula appeals ruling declaring Ruto's current cabinet unconstitutional

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President William Ruto chairs a Cabinet meeting at State House, Nairobi, on June 30, 2026. [PCS]

National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has moved to the Court of Appeal to challenge the recent High Court landmark decision declaring President William Ruto's Cabinet unconstitutional for failing to comply with the constitutional two-thirds gender rule.

In a Notice of Appeal lodged on July 8, Wetang'ula and the National Assembly say they are dissatisfied with part of the judgment delivered on June 30 by a three-judge bench comprising Justices Eric Ogola, Stephen Githinji and Jairus Ngaah and intend to challenge the findings before the Court of Appeal.

The appeal specifically contests the declaration that President Ruto's current Cabinet violates Article 27(8) of the Constitution because more than two-thirds of its members are of the same gender.