Quick Facts About Embattled Senator Gloria Orwoba; Love Life, Politics & Kids

Embattled Kenyan Senator Gloria Orwoba has officially lost her Senate seat.

Speaker Amason Kingi declared the position vacant as of May 21, 2025, following her expulsion. Learn more about the reasons behind her ousting and the constitutional articles invoked.

In a Gazette Notice dated May 21, 2025, and issued on the same day, Speaker Kingi announced the vacancy in accordance with Article 101(2) of the Constitution, following the invocation of Article 98(1)(b), which pertains to members elected to represent special interests.

“It is notified for the general information of the public that pursuant to Article 101(2) of the Constitution of Kenya, a seat of the Member of the Senate elected under Article 98(1)(b) of the Constitution, held by Senator Gloria Orwoba, has become vacant with effect from the 21st May, 2025,” the notice reads.

The gazettement comes just a day after Justice Lawrence Mugambi rejected Orwoba’s attempt to block her expulsion from the Senate, citing procedural issues in her legal challenge.

Senator Gloria Orwoba Biography

Born on May 25, 1986, in Kisii County, Orwoba rose to national attention through her “Uji Ya Glo” nutrition programme, which provided porridge and bread to primary school pupils in Bobasi Constituency.

She studied at State House Primary and St. George’s Girls in Kilimani, later pursuing architecture and social work at the University of Nairobi.

She lived in Sweden from 2015, managing Facebook’s data centre in Denmark, and returned to Kenya in 2019 to enter politics.

After losing the 2022 UDA primaries for the Bobasi parliamentary seat, she was nominated to the Senate by the party to represent women.

Quick Facts about Gloria Orwoba

Nominated by UDA to the Senate in 2022

Expelled on May 19, 2025

Expelled due to allegations of being disloyal to the party after attending Fred Matiang’I’s homecoming

She was born on May 25, 1986

Holds Diploma in architecture and a degree in social work from UON

Moved to Sweden and worked at Facebook data centre Denmark in 2025.

Returned to Kenyan in 2019 and ran for Bobasi Parliamentary seat

Lost at the Nomination level

Started working as a community worker and intiated Uji Ya Gio Nutrion programme

Attended plenary session at Parliament wearing white stained trousers in groin area on February 14, 2023.

Billboard appeared in Nairobi featuring Orwoba in a white T-shirt with words “I can do bleeding” on it,

Had been suspended from Senate until February 2024 over allegations of gross misconduct.

Inspiration to enter politics began in 2002 when she was in Form Two.

Orwoba admitted that the father of her child is of Ghanaian origin, but denied any links to the former president of the West African country.

“About me being linked to Ghana, that’s the country where I attended my studies, I’ve worked in Ghana, I have relatives in Ghana, my child is half Ghanaian. So Ghana is like my second home.”