Senator Gloria Orwoba Suspended From Senate Until February 2024 Over 'Bedroom Favours' Claims

• Nominated Senator Gloria Orwoba is facing suspension until February 2024 following a series of explosive allegations she made on the Senate WhatsApp group
• Orwoba is said to have made claims of sexual impropriety, corruption and kickbacks within the hallowed halls of parliament
• The Committee on Power and Privileges said the senator could not substantiate her allegations leaving it with no choice but to suspend her over gross misconduct

Nairobi- Nominated Senator Gloria Orwoba has been suspended from Senate until February 2024 over alleged claims that she made on the Senate WhatsApp group.

During the proceedings on Thursday report by the Committee on Powers and Privileges on an inquiry into Orwoba's conduct was tabled in the Upper House.

According to the report, Senator Shakila Mohamed, who moved the motion to adopt the committee's report, told the House that the nominated lawmaker made several damnatory allegations that she could not substantiate.

Mohamed said, for starters, Orwoba made accusations of sexual favours in Parliament by posting various messages on the Senate Business Whatsapp groups on diverse dates.

What did Senator Gloria Orwoba do in Senate?

Secondly, the senator is also accused of making allegations of favouritism and discrimination, which she could not substantiate.

"The Senator, on diverse dates, made unsubstantiated allegations of discrimination in Parliament by posting various messages at the Senate Business WhatsApp groups and made allegations during a media briefing held in the media centre main Parliament building," Mohamed told her colleagues.

Orwoba, according to the committee, also made accusations of kickbacks and corruption and also posted disrespectful messages to senators on the Senate business WhatsApp group.

The committee found the senator was in breach of Parliamentary Privilege and recommended that the Senator be suspended from the House for the remainder of the second session of the 13th Parliament.

This means she will return to the House in February 2024.

This is not the first time that the senator is courting controversy.

Gloria Orwoba stained pants in Senate

In February this year, she was sent away from the chambers for attending the session with a stained suit.

Orwamba attended the session donning a white pantsuit, but the trouser had red, period-like stains, which caused mixed reactions in the House.

After she was thrown out, the female lawmaker claimed that she was on her menstrual cycle, which was why her white trouser was stained.