Former nominated United Democratic Alliance (UDA) Senator, Gloria Magoma Orwoba, has formally withdrawn a case she had filed in the Milimani Constitutional and Human Rights Division. The petition, initially aimed at blocking the gazette notice that declared her Senate seat vacant, was withdrawn after a hearing on September 18, 2025.
Orwoba had sought a conservatory order from the court to quash the May 21, 2025, gazette notice (Vol. CXXVII, Number 97) that declared her seat vacant. She contended that the notice was invalid and violated her political rights. Additionally, she sought to halt the implementation of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) gazette notice dated August 15, 2025, which nominated Consolata Wabwire to take her place in the Senate.
Through her application, Orwoba argued that both the IEBC’s decision to gazette her replacement and the Senate’s subsequent decision to swear in Consolata were procedurally flawed and unlawful. She wanted the court to declare the actions of UDA, the National Senate, IEBC, and the Registrar of Political Parties as unconstitutional and void, particularly the expulsion from UDA and her removal from the party’s register.
On August 18, 2025, the Senate had published a gazette notice announcing that Consolata would be sworn in as the new nominated UDA Senator on August 20, 2025. Orwoba’s legal team had hoped to block the swearing-in, but after a series of proceedings, her lawyer, Ombaso, requested that the petition be withdrawn.
Appearing before Justice Chacha Mwita, Ombaso confirmed that he had filed a notice of withdrawal back on August 20, 2025. He asked the court to officially close the file and mark the case as withdrawn, which was granted.
With the petition now officially withdrawn, the matter is considered closed. This marks the end of Orwoba’s legal challenge against her removal from the Senate and her expulsion from UDA.
