Speaker Kingi Suspends Senator Omtatah For ‘Unparliamentary’ Remarks On Ruto
Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has been suspended from the Senate for three sitting days.
This was after a disagreement with Speaker Amason Kingi over comments he made concerning President William Ruto’s recent roadside speech.
The confrontation took place during an afternoon session on Thursday, September 10, 2026.
Senator Omtatah was then instructed to delete a statement portraying the President as ‘yapping’ during the roadside proclamation.
While speaking to the Senate, Omtatah insisted that the word he used was not unparliamentary and questioned the demand that he retract the comments.
Busia Senator Okiya Omtatah has been suspended from the Senate for three sittings after clashing with Speaker Amason Kingi over his description of President William Ruto as ‘yapping’.
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“I rise to address this House on the requirement you have placed upon me to withdraw my statement regarding the President’s recent roadside declaration,” Omtatah said.
“I wish to do so not out of defiance but out of deep respect for this House and the integrity of our parliamentary language.”
“The term I used was not unparliamentary. The statement in question was my observation that the President was yapping when he made a roadside declaration. Yapping is not unparliamentary,” he added.
His comments appeared to enrage the Speaker, who ordered the Busia Senator to leave the chamber for three sitting days.
“Omtatah, I order you to leave the chamber for three sitting days. You may leave now. May you leave the chamber,” Kingi directed.
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As the confrontation escalated, the Speaker warned Omtatah against defying the order, saying he could be forced to call in the Sergeant-at-Arms to remove him from the chamber.
“Do not make me direct the Sergeant-at-Arms to come for you because that will amount to 90 days,” Kingi warned.
Kingi further reminded the senator that the proceedings were being conducted under the rules of the Kenyan Parliament and not those of the Westminster Parliament.
He subsequently instructed the Sergeant-at-Arms to remove Omtatah from the chamber.
“Sergeant-at-Arms, may you get Omtatah out of the Parliament,” Kingi ordered.
Senator Omtatah has for a long time been critical of President Ruto’s administration, often challenging various policies and decisions, including its governance strategy.
Speaker Kingi Suspends Senator Omtatah For ‘Unparliamentary’ Remarks On Ruto
