Nominated Senator Gloria Orwoba degazatted. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]
The Senate has declared the seat held by Gloria Orwoba vacant following her expulsion from the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Party.
In a gazette notice dated Wednesday, May 21, Senate Speaker Amason Kingi confirmed the vacancy, effective immediately.
This comes after UDA’s National Executive Committee ratified a decision by its Disciplinary Committee to expel Orwoba from the party during a meeting held on May 19.
“During its meeting on May 19, 2025, the National Executive Committee of the party adopted and ratified the Disciplinary Committee’s decision. Accordingly, Sen Gloria Orwoba ceased to be a member of the UDA party,” said party Secretary-General Omar Hassan.
The party has nominated Consolata Wabwire Wakwabubi from Kimilili constituency, Bungoma, to replace Orwoba.
Decision to kick Orwoba out of the party after several meetings with the UDA disciplinary committee accusing her of disloyalty to the party.
Her woes began when she expressed her association to the former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i who has declared interest in the 2027 presidential race posing a serious risk to UDA candidate president William Ruto.
“Hon. Gloria Orwoba cannot therefore continue playing for two political teams simultaneously,”Omar stated.
Orwoba was among opposition politicians present at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to welcome Matiang’i when he returned to the country from the US on Thursday, April 17.
