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Gathoni Wamuchomba, the Member of Parliament for Githunguri, has alleged that her recent suspension from Parliament was due to her raising critical questions.
On August 13, 2025, Speaker Moses Wetang’ula imposed a 20-day suspension on Wamuchomba.
The MP has expressed her dissatisfaction with the suspension, claiming it restricts her from accessing both Parliament and her office.
She believes the suspension is a result of her concerns over the disappearance of young people during protests.
“They suspended me for 20 days, during which time I won’t receive a salary, and I can’t enter Parliament or my office, simply for asking questions that Kenyans need answers to,” Wamuchomba said during a Church service on Sunday.
“When I return to Parliament, I’ll keep pressing for answers. I want to know how many children have gone missing during these protests. Last year, 67 children disappeared, and another set of children has vanished this year. We still don’t know where they are,” she added.
Wamuchomba vowed to continue speaking up for the people who elected her, ensuring their concerns are heard.
Although she did not pursue legal action over the suspension, she explained that the short duration made it unlikely the case would be resolved in time.
The MP made it clear that she would not be silenced or intimidated in her pursuit of accountability.
She had been suspended for staging a protest in Parliament and confronting Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen over the lack of progress in investigating the Kware Dumpsite murders in Nairobi.
The case, which emerged in July 2024, involved the discovery of women’s bodies at the Kware dumpsite in Embakasi.
Wamuchomba criticized the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), claiming that over a year later, only a few victims had been identified.
“This punitive measure is seen as an effort to silence both myself and the broader anti-femicide movement, which continues to demand accountability from law enforcement,” she stated.
She also pointed out that the prime suspect in the case, Collin Jumiasi, had escaped police custody on August 20, 2024, and remains at large, with no significant updates from the police.
Wamuchomba further condemned CS Murkomen’s dismissal of the BBC Africa Eye documentary *Madams: Exposing Kenya’s Child Sex Trade*, accusing him of minimizing systemic dangers facing women.
“Speaker Wetangula’s decision to target me instead of holding Murkomen accountable for his failure to ensure national security only reinforces a culture of disregard for important issues,” she said.
The MP believes that her suspension is part of a larger effort to suppress conversations on femicide within Parliament.
