Nominated Senator Gloria Orwoba has spoken after the Senate Assembly voted to adopt a report by the Powers and Privilege committee that recommended her suspension for six months over gross misconduct.
The Senator who is currently out of the country said she was not given a chance to defend herself.
This is despite the committee saying she called the senator to defend herself and to substantiate the claims she made against the clerk of the Senate Jeremiah Nyegenye.
She accused the Nyegenye of making sexual advances towards her, claims the Senate committee said Orwoba failed to substantiate.
"Powers and Privilege committee did not invite me to give my part of the story. What they did is they charged me for complaining in retaliation. I have repeatedly asked for evidence. In fact, my latest one is a letter I wrote saying that Senate has to release a Travel report because it is obvious when it comes out it will not be my word against the Clerk," she said.
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She also read malice in her suspension saying it was wrong for her ouster motion to be discussed when she was absent.
"What I don't understand is Senate is aware that I am not there but they brought the motion. They knew that I would not get my 15 minutes to discuss this, and that is what is upsetting," Orwoba said.
"Why couldn't Senate wait until I'm back and put it on the order paper? Why did they take it out of parliament when I was in parliament? When I was in parliament the motion was adjourned and I was told it would be dealt with outside parliament. I have to speak up. I'm a whistle-blower and this is what I get for it but that's okay."
Orwoba was suspended from the Senate for six months meaning she will not be allowed to access parliamentary precincts during that period.
