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"content": "Hon. Senators, as the Committee of Powers and Privileges was settling down to investigate the matter, Sen. Gloria Orwoba, on 4th August 2023, filed a Petition in the High Court in Nairobi, being Nairobi High Court Petition No.E283 of 2023 against the Attorney General, the Clerk of the Senate, the Speaker of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Powers and Privileges and the Senate of the Republic of Kenya. In the Petition, the Senator had sought conservatory orders barring the Senate Committee on Powers and Privileges from proceeding with the enquiry into her conduct. The court while certifying the matter as urgent declined to grant the conservatory orders sought and instead ordered that the application be served and mentioned on 21st September, 2023 to confirm compliance and for further directions. The Committee, therefore, proceeded with the enquiry as per the law. It concluded its enquiry and tabled a report before the Senate on 9th August, 2023, upon which a Motion for the consideration of the Report of the Committee was debated in the following terms- That the Senate adopts a report of the Committee of Powers and Privileges on the enquiry on its own Motion into conduct of Sen. Gloria Orwoba, MP, and to establish if the conduct constituted breach of parliamentary privilege, laid on the table of the Senate on Wednesday 9th August, 2023. Hon. Senators, you will recall that the debate on the Motion commenced on 10th August, 2023, and on 20th September, 2023, the Senate by resolution adopted the Report of the Committee of Powers and Privileges. The recommendations adopted by the Senate on the matter were that- (1) Pursuant to Section 17 (3) (g) of the Parliamentary Powers and Privileges Act, 2017, the Senator be suspended from the House for the remainder of the Second Session of the 13th Parliament. (2) Pursuant to Section 17 (3) (d) of the Parliamentary Powers and Privileges Act, 2017, restriction of access to the precincts of Parliament as defined in Section 3 of the Parliamentary Powers and Privileges Act, 2017 and Standing Order No.2 of the Senate Standing Orders and withholding the use or enjoyment of any specified facility provided to Members by Parliament to be applied to the Senator for the remainder of the Second Session of the 13th Parliament. (3) On resumption of Senate sitting for the Third Session, the Senator, while at the Bar apologises to the Senate, honourable Senators, the Clerk of the Senate and the Secretariat of Parliament before being admitted to the Senate pursuant to Section 173 (c) of the Parliamentary Powers and Privileges Act, 2017. This resolution of the Senate was communicated to the Senator vide letter Reference No. SEN/RESOLS/24/2023-01 dated 28th September, 2023 and was under implementation by the Senate. Hon. Senators, on 28th September, 2023, Sen. Gloria Orwoba again filed a Judicial Review Application No.E008 of 2023 in Machakos High Court against the Clerk of the Senate, the Speaker of the Senate, the Senate Committee on Powers and Privileges and the Senate of the Republic of Kenya. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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