A Milimani Commercial Court has ordered the former United Democratic Alliance nominated Senator Gloria Orwoba to pay Senate Clerk Jeremiah Nyengenye Ksh10.5 million for defaming him through social media platforms.

Magistrate Ruguru Ngotho issued the order after he found the former legislator guilty of publishing defamatory and malicious statements on her social media handles and on her WhatsApp status accusing Nyengenye of sexual harassment.

“A declaration is hereby issued that the words posted and published and circulated by the defendant (Orwoba) on her WhatsApp status mobile number 0728370xxx and on her Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/GloriaOrwoba and her ‘X’ handle concerning the plaintiff are defamatory, libellous and malicious,” part of the judgement read.

“The defendant (Gloria Orwoba) is to pay the plaintiff a sum of Ksh8,000,000 as general damages and is to further pay a sum of Ksh2,500,000 as exemplary and aggravated damages,” Ruguru ruled.

In a detailed judgement delivered on Monday, July 14, 2025, Magistrate Ruguru also ordered the former nominated Senator Orwoba to render a suitable and fitting apology in terms that will be approved by the complainant Senate Clerk Nyengenye.

The court also directed Orwoba to publish the apology on her WhatsApp status, mobile number 0728370xxx, and on her Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/GloriaOrwoba and her ‘X’ handle and in a newspaper of national circulation within 30 days after the judgement.

Failure to render an apology as ordered to the Senate Clerk: the court has stated that Orwoba will have to pay an additional Ksh1,000,000 in damages.

Magistrate Ruguru further barred Orwoba, her agents or bloggers from publishing any defamatory statements against the Senate Clerk Nyangenye.

“The defendant (Orwoba), by herself or through her agents or bloggers, is restrained by way of a permanent injunction from publishing any other defamatory statements against the plaintiff (Nyengenye),” the magistrate ruled.

The court also found that Orwoba’s accusation of being sexually harassed by the Clerk of the Senate was made with ill intent and aimed at tarnishing his personal and professional reputation.

It also noted that Nyengenye, in his evidence, stated that the publications by the former senator had impinged, infringed, heavily dented and brought his character into great disrepute.

“The social media publications have damaged the Plaintiff’s (Nyengenye) reputation as a public officer, a husband, a father, an advocate, a legal practitioner and a distinguished high-profile public officer within and outside the country,” part of the judgement read.

Nyengenye also told the court that he has been subjected to public hatred, ridicule, contempt, scandal and odium and has been disgraced, humiliated, embarrassed and ostracised in his personal capacity as a public officer, a husband, a father, an advocate, a legal practitioner and a distinguished high-profile public officer.

“The defendant’s allegations were malicious, derogative and disparaging and embarrassed the Clerk of the Senate, ruined his reputation and even threatened his removal as the Clerk of the Senate,” part of the judgement read.