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Senator Orwoba's suspension not isolated, other MPs have faced such wrath

Nominated Senator Gloria Orwoba has been suspended for six months. [File, Standard]

The six-month suspension of Nominated Senator Gloria Orwoba for gross misconduct is not without precedent. Similar harsh punishments have been meted out to other lawmakers by previous Parliaments.

Seven years ago Ugunja MP Opiyo Wandayi, the current Leader of Minority in the National Assembly, was suspended for 11 months by the then Speaker Justin Muturi.

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