Gloria Orwoba set to be arraigned for 'creating disturbance' outside Parliament
Senator Gloria Orwoba was arrested while attempting to regain access to the Senate, saying she had obtained orders reinstating her previous position.
Gloria Orwoba is set to arraigned in court for creating a disturbance and obstructing justice following her arrest outside Parliament on Wednesday, August 27, 2025.
Orwoba was arrested while attempting to regain access to Parliament, saying she had obtained orders reinstating her to the Senate.
She was, however, barred at the gate, arrested, then whisked away, and her car impounded following the dramatic incident outside Parliament.
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Orwoba spent the night in custody at the Central Police Station until Thursday morning, when she was released on Sh10,000 cash bail.
Her arrest triggered reactions from her former colleagues, including Samburu Senator Naisula Lesuuda, who said the move was hypocritical.
"Gloria Orobwa may have defied her party, but let's not be hypocritical; many nominated senators in the last parliament openly went against the parties that nominated them, opposing then-President Uhuru Kenyatta and his policies, yet served full terms. Two wrongs don't make a right. What's good for the goose must always be good for the gander, regardless of which side one is on. Tuwache selective amnesia! If it's about the law, then read it and follow it regardless," she posted on X.
Mumias East MP Peter Salasya, on his part, scorned over the disregard of court orders on a day the country was marking 15 years since the promulgation of the Constitution.
"As they are in KICC celebrating the constitution, someone is not honouring court orders. This is absurd. Gloria Orwoba deserved better. I ask the Speaker of the Senate, Rt Hon Amason Kingi and the clerk of the Senate to obey the court orders waache ujeuri," stated the MP on Facebook.
Owoba was expelled from the UDA party in May and replaced by Consolata Wakwabubi, whose gazettement was published by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on August 15.
However, last week, the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal (PPDT) nullified her expulsion, citing procedural lapses in the disciplinary proceedings that breached fundamental principles of fairness.
"There was no fair opportunity for hearing and the complainant was not furnished with the impugned decision," the Tribunal, chaired by Desma Nungo, ruled.
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