Orwoba barred from making defamatory statements against Senate Clerk

Prior to the lawsuit, Nyegenye asked Orwoba to retract her statements.

In Summary
  • Milimani Commercial Magistrate Ruguru Ngotho certified the matter filed by Jeremiah as urgent.
  • He directed him to serve his papers on Orwoba before October 11 when the court will give further directions.
Nominated Senator Gloria Orwoba during a briefing in parliament on June 20 2023
Nominated Senator Gloria Orwoba during a briefing in parliament on June 20 2023
Image: FILE

Nominated Senator Gloria Orwoba has been restrained from making any further defamatory statements against Clerk of the Senate Jeremiah Nyegenye.

Milimani Commercial Magistrate Ruguru Ngotho certified the matter filed by Jeremiah as urgent.

He directed him to serve his papers on Orwoba before October 11 when the court will give further directions.

The Magistrate said:

"Pending the hearing of this application, an is granted restraining Orwoba , Abuga Makori on X, formerly Twitter, Lightcast tv kenya on Facebook and amakanji Thomas from publishing or reposting any publication against Jeremiah as a sexual predator. The Magistrate said they should not post any video clip where Orwoba portrays Jeremiah as such."

Prior to the lawsuit, Nyegenye through his legal team had asked Orwoba to retract her statements published on social media.

Failure to do so, he warned he would take legal action against her.

 

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