Nairobi, April 18 -- The High Court has dismissed an application by two Members of Parliament opposed to a case seeking to declare Kenya Kwanza the minority party in Parliament.

The ruling was made on Thursday by a three-judge bench following an application by Kibwezi West MP Mwengi Mutuse and Machakos Town MP Mutiso Mule.

The judges - Jairus Ngaa, John Chigiti and Lawrence Mugambi - dismissed the application to stop the hearing of a case by Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition and 11 petitioners faulting a decision by the Speaker of the National Assembly Moses Wetang'ula, declaring Kenya Kwanza the majority party when it had 165 members as opposed to 171 from the opposition coalition.

In their ruling, the judges said Mr Mutuse and Mr M...