NTV, a subsidiary of the Nation Media Group (NMG) apologized to the clerk of the senate, Jeremiah Nyegenye, on Monday night for linking him to false claims made by embattled nominated senator Gloria Orwoba. "She (Gloria Orwoba) had made allegations against the clerk of the senate, Mr. Jeremiah Nyegenye, without clarifying that the senate committee had actually examined the allegations and found them to have been unsubstantiated and furthermore the senate agreed with the committee in the said report leading to the suspension of senator Orwoba from the house." Nominated Senator Gloria Orwoba addressing the media after being kicked out of the Senate on June 3, 2023. Senator Gloria Orwoba was on September 20 suspended from Parliament by the senate committee, which emphasized the gravity of the charges leveled against her. "On resumption of Senate sitting for the Third Session (February 2024), the Senator, while at the bar apologizes to the Senate, Honorable Senators, the clerk of the Senate, and the Secretariat of Parliament before being admitted to the Senate," the committee stated in its recommendation.

Source: Daily Nation October 03, 2023 09:01 UTC