Court Blocks Gloria Orwoba's Expulsion From UDA

In the application submitted under a certificate of urgency, the judge scheduled the case to be mentioned on June 3, 2025, when the court will issue further directions.

Nominated Senator Gloria Orwoba. /PARLIAMENT KENYA

"Penal notice: take notice that any disobedience or non-observance of the order of the court served herewith will result in penal consequences to you and any other person(s) disobeying and not observing the same," Justice Mugambi cautioned.

The ruling came moments after Senate Speaker Amason Kingi declared her seat vacant, clearing the path for a new appointee under the UDA party banner.

According to a gazette notice dated May 21, Kingi confirmed that her seat was deemed officially empty, effective immediately.

This came just two days after the UDA disciplinary committee expelled Orwoba from the party. In a statement released Monday, May 19, UDA Secretary General Hassan Omar said the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) approved the decision after a disciplinary hearing.

According to Omar, Orwoba was barred from representing or speaking on behalf of the party in any capacity.

He added that the party selected Consolata Wabwire Wakwabubi from Kimilili Constituency, Bungoma County, to take Orwoba’s place. 

Orwoba’s ouster from the Senate capped off a rough two-month stretch marked by public drama and a high-profile fallout with the UDA party.

Her expulsion followed a March standoff where she refused to apologise after returning from suspension, despite being prompted by the Senate Speaker.

But the real breaking point came on April 17, when she showed up at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to welcome former Interior Cabinet Secretary (CS) Fred Matiang’i, who is now politically aligned with ex-Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.

She doubled down on May 2 by attending Matiang’i’s homecoming event at Gusii Stadium, a move UDA brass saw as betrayal, prompting them to swiftly kick her out of the party.

During disciplinary proceedings, UDA also pointed to a recent interview in which Orwoba allegedly criticised the government’s labour mobility program—a key initiative under President William Ruto—as further evidence of her violating the party’s code of conduct.