Nominated Senator Gloria Orwoba has apologised to the Senate after she breached the Parliamentary code of conduct which has ultimately led to her suspension until May 1, 2025.

Speaking on the floor of the House on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, Orwoba regretted her actions and offered apologies to the members of the house and staff who may have been offended my her misconduct.

She expressed that it was never her intention to make it seem like she was ridiculing the Upper House.

“Thank you Speaker for giving me this time to possibly offer my apologies to the members of this house and the member of staff who I may have offended as I was pursuing whatever I was pursuing in terms of oversight. Mr Speaker, if there is anyone and I know there are people who have come up to me that I offended them, take this as my sincere apology and truly from the bottom of my heart, as you can see I have learnt how to be present.

“However, I do understand that I own my actions and I own up my space and so therefore as I proceed for my suspension, I do hope that those I have offended find it in their hearts to forgive me, it was my intention to make it seem like i’m trying to ridicule this Upper House,” she said.

Orwoba’s 79 days suspension follows a ruling by the Senate after the High Court granted the House the freedom to take action against her after she skipped summons over unsubstantiated allegations she filed of sexual favours from Senate officials.

She was also accused of alleging that there was discrimination in parliament by posting various messages on the Senate Business WhatsApp group.

In the ruling rendered by the court on January 15, 2025, Justice Lawrence Mugambi upheld the decision by the Senate in September 2024, to suspend her from engaging in parliamentary activities of misconduc stating that the outspoken senator was granted opportunity to appear before the Power and Privileges Committee to defend herself but deliberately skipped the session.

“Senator Gloria Orwoba was provided with an opportunity to appear and state her case, presumably even raising all manner of preliminary issues before the Senate Powers and Privileges Committee but she instead opted not to participate and walked out on the committee,” Justice Mugambi added.

He also declared that he did not find an infringement of her right to fair administrative action or fair hearing