Nominated Senator Gloria Orwoba has suffered a major blow after the High Court upheld a decision made by the Senate in September last year to suspend her from participating in parliamentary activities for six months for gross misconduct.
Justice Lawrence Mugambi sitting at the High Court in Nairobi agreed with the decision made by the Senate noting that the Nominated Senator was given a chance to appear before the Powers and Privileges Committee of the Senate to defend herself but failed to do so.
Justice Mugambi said that from the word go the Senator made it clear that she was not recognizing the jurisdiction of the Senate Powers and Privileges Committee in inquiring into her conduct as a result she declared that she was not going to participate in the inquiry process and that when she appeared before the Senate she walked out.
READ: Senator Orwoba suspended for six months after 'sexual favours' remark "Senator Gloria Orwoba was provided with an opportunity to appear and state her case, presumably even raising all manner of preliminary issues before the Senate Powers and Privileges Committee but she instead opted not to participate and walked out on the committee," said Justice Mugambi.
