Consolata Nabwire Wakwabubi, who was nominated to replace former nominated Senator Gloria Orwoba, has officially been sworn into office.
Nabwire took the oath of office on Wednesday, August 20, in a ceremony held at the Senate and presided over by Speaker Amason Kingi.
"This afternoon, I presided over the swearing-in of nominated Senator Consolata Nabwire Wakwabubi, MP, who has officially replaced former Senator Gloria Orwoba. Congratulations, Mheshimiwa, and welcome to the Senate," Kingi said after the ceremony.
Orwoba was stripped of the role after being expelled from the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) over alleged disloyalty and breach of the party’s constitutional values.
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In a statement on Monday, May 19, UDA Secretary General Senator Hassan Omar Hassan said the party's Disciplinary Committee resolved to expel Orwoba following exhaustive deliberation on matters presented before it.
Omar noted that the expulsion is effective immediately and was ratified by the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC).
"Pursuant to Article 29 of the UDA Party Constitution, and having exhaustively deliberated on the matters before it, the Party's Disciplinary Committee has resolved that Sen. Gloria Orwoba be expelled from the membership of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Party with immediate effect.
"Further, during its meeting held on 19th May 2025, the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Party adopted and ratified the Disciplinary Committee's decision. Accordingly, Sen. Gloria Orwoba ceases to be a member of the UDA Party," the statement read.
With the expulsion, Omar further stated that Orwoba will no longer enjoy privileges accorded to party members and is barred from representing UDA in any capacity.
"Consequently, she no longer enjoys any privileges accorded to party members nor is she authorized to represent or act on behalf of the Party in any capacity,” the statement continued.
Omar defended the party's action by emphasizing the importance of loyalty to political parties within a multiparty democracy.
“While the UDA Party upholds the values of freedom of expression and association as enshrined in the Constitution of Kenya 2010, fidelity and loyalty to Party ideals are fundamental to its constitution and to further consolidate our multiparty politics by strengthening political parties.
"Gloria Orwoba cannot, therefore, continue to play for two political teams simultaneously," the statement further read.
Orwoba challenged the decision in court but the High Court in Nairobi dismissed the application that sought to block her expulsion.
In a brief ruling on Tuesday, May 20, High Court Judge Lawrence Mugambi rejected Orwoba’s application on the grounds that it failed to comply with the rules of procedure.
“It is apparent that the applicant has added new parties who are not in the original petition and without seeking the leave of this Court to amend the petition,” he stated in his ruling.
Come Friday, August 15, Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman Erastus Ethekon gazetted Nabwire to replace Orwoba.
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