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Gloria Orwoba

Kenyan politician who served as a nominated Senator for the United Democratic Alliance until her seat was declared vacant in May 2025.

Latest ruling source 20 Aug 2025Docket checked 26 Oct 20265 sources

  1. Question

    What did the court decide?

  2. Where it stands

    PendingWhere it stands

    3 cases recorded. Most recent: Gloria Orwoba v United Democratic Alliance disciplinary committee & Registrar of Political Parties (expulsion challenge) (pending).

  3. Detail

    Gloria Orwoba v United Democratic Alliance disciplinary committee & Registrar of Political Parties (expulsion challenge)

    Pending
    Court
    High Court of Kenya, Nairobi (Justice Lawrence Mugambi)
    Filed
    May 2025
    Parties
    Gloria Orwoba v. United Democratic Alliance disciplinary committee and the Registrar of Political Parties

    What was claimed

    Challenge to her expulsion from UDA announced in May 2025.

    What the court decided

    21 May 2025: the Nation reported that Justice Mugambi suspended her expulsion until determination of her case; on the same day the Senate Speaker declared her seat vacant. Other outlets reported an application in the matter being found incompetent. No final outcome was found.1

    Gloria Orwoba v United Democratic Alliance (Political Parties Disputes Tribunal)

    Decided
    Court
    Political Parties Disputes Tribunal
    Filed
    2025
    Parties
    Gloria Orwoba v. United Democratic Alliance (Registrar of Political Parties restrained)

    What was claimed

    Complaint that her expulsion was made without service or a fair hearing.

    What the court decided

    August 2025 (reported 20 August 2025): the tribunal quashed the expulsion as unlawful, barred the Registrar from removing her from the party register on the basis of that decision and directed UDA to reverse steps taken to oust her.2

    Gloria Orwoba v Clerk of the Senate, Senate Committee on Powers and Privileges, the Senate & others

    Decided
    Court
    High Court of Kenya, Nairobi (Justice Lawrence Mugambi)
    Filed
    2024
    Parties
    Gloria Orwoba (petitioner) v. the Clerk of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Powers and Privileges, the Senate and others

    What was claimed

    Challenge to her six-month suspension adopted by the Senate in September 2024 on the Powers and Privileges Committee's recommendation, alleging violation of her rights to fair administrative action and a fair hearing.

    What the court decided

    16 January 2025: petition dismissed; the court found she was given an opportunity to be heard before the Powers and Privileges Committee, declined its jurisdiction and walked out, so her rights to fair administrative action and a fair hearing were not violated.3 4

  4. Judgments and reports

    1. SecondaryCourt relief for Gloria Orwoba after Senate backs her ousterNation (mirror on mwananchi.co.tz) · 21 May 2025
    2. SecondaryTribunal overturns Gloria Orwoba's expulsion from UDA as Senate replacement sworn inCitizen Digital · 20 Aug 2025
    3. SecondaryBlow to Senator Orwoba as High Court upholds her 6-month suspensionThe Standard · 16 Jan 2025
    4. SecondaryCourt upholds Senator Orwoba's suspensionCitizen Digital · 16 Jan 2025

Legal status: Public Figure Record Verified

Docket note

26 Oct 2026 Published after review.

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