Wamuchomba suspended from Parliament for 20 days
Githunguri Member of Parliament (MP) Gathoni Wamuchomba has been suspended from parliament for 20 days.
Speaking on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula stated that she will serve the suspension, excluding recess days.
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“As to the case of Hon. Wamuchomba, we call it contempt in the face of the court, not just contempt of court. Under Standing Order 107(a), as read together with (i)(a) and (iii), Hon. Wamuchomba shall serve a suspension from the House for 20 days, excluding recess days,” he said.
The suspension comes after she clashed with Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen after receiving what she described as unsatisfactory answers concerning the whereabouts of the Kware murder suspect, who escaped from police custody in Gigiri.
While responding to the CS after demanding to know the specific steps that the ministry and investigative agencies had taken to re-arrest the suspect, the MP lost her composure as she expressed frustration over the response given.
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She stated that it was unacceptable for the Cabinet Secretary to confirm that his ministry could not apprehend a suspect who was previously in their custody.
She rejected the explanation provided, arguing that it offered no hope to the victims of the Kware incident.
“I refuse to sit in this house to listen to the CS confirm that his ministry can’t capture suspects who were previously in their custody. I refuse to listen to this kind of explanation. I refuse to listen to the answer he is giving,” Wamuchomba fumed.
Wamuchomba questioned what kind of hope the CS was offering to grieving families when he appeared to suggest that the suspect might remain at large indefinitely. She stressed that it had been months since the suspect disappeared and that the affected families were still in pain and mourning their loved ones.
“It’s not right for the CS to answer the question and tell us the suspect disappeared, and he is not giving us hope. Which hope is he giving the victims of Kware? What hope is he promising? Is he telling us that he is going to wait for the suspect to disappear forever?” she added
She further criticised the CS for asking members of the public to help in capturing the suspect, noting that the responsibility lay squarely with the authorities who had initially detained him before his escape.
