Orwoba: Parliament punished me for exposing same corruption Ruto now talks about
Former Nominated Senator Gloria Orwoba has recalled her suspension from Parliament following her remarks on corrupt activities that happened in the National Assembly.
According to Gloria Orwoba, President William Ruto’s remarks calling out corrupt activities in Parliament were an echo of what she had previously stated.
You might also like
On her part, she recalled calling out corruption activities happening in the National Assembly while further revealing that she had called out cartels sitting in the house, rather was sent away from the upper house for speaking up.
“Yesterday, you saw the president speaking about corruption in Parliament. When I spoke about corruption in Parliament and the cartels, I was suspended. The President is now echoing what I said. He is echoing what I said in the beginning,” Orwoba noted while speaking during a radio interview on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
Ruto calls out MPs over corruption
Notably, Gloria’s remarks come just a day after President William Ruto castigated a section of Members of Parliament who he claims have been demanding bribes to alter or ignore official reports.
The issue came up during the opening ceremony of the Devolution Conference in Homa Bay County, where the President singled out members of the House Oversight Committees for allegedly using sessions to extort money from guests appearing to respond to audit or budgetary queries.
“Parliament must be called out. Something is going on in our Legislature that we must address. Money is being demanded from the Executive, governors, and ministers, especially those who appear before parliamentary committees for accountability,” said Ruto.
At the time, the President urged the Speakers of the National Assembly and the Senate to emphasise the need for transparency and accountability among Members of Parliament.
“Mr. Speaker, it cannot continue to be business as usual. It is unacceptable that parliamentary committees continue to demand bribes in order to write reports or to turn a blind eye to what is happening in the national or county governments,” Ruto said.
Similarly, the Head of State’s remarks come amid heightened scrutiny of public institutions and growing concern over the integrity of oversight mechanisms in both the national and county governments.
“We are working hard to build a country where institutions function properly and where every arm of government plays its role with integrity,” he said.
While further adding, “If we allow corruption to thrive within oversight bodies, then we undermine the very foundation of our democracy. It should not be possible for a committee of Parliament to demand payment to write reports or to look the other way.”
