Former nominated Senator Gloria Orwoba caused a scene at the Senate after she was temporarily barred from accessing the premises, where she had gone to table court documents reinstating her to office.
An agitated Orwoba insisted she had legally resumed her duties and accused security officers of acting on "orders from above."
"Si mmepewa orders from above? Mimi nimekuja kazini. Siendi nyumbani! Nitaenda nyumbani mkifunga," she shouted, daring police officers manning the gates to arrest her.
In another video, she confronted a female officer, insisting she was ready to be taken in.
The standoff came days after the Political Parties Disputes Tribunal (PPDT) nullified her expulsion from the United Democratic Alliance (UDA).
On August 20, the tribunal chaired by Desma Nungo ruled that the party's disciplinary process was marred by procedural lapses that breached fairness and natural justice.
"There was no fair opportunity for hearing, and the complainant was not furnished with the impugned decision," the tribunal said, noting that key documents, including the complaint letter, were unsigned and undated, while there was no evidence that the expulsion decision was served to her.
The PPDT found that the irregularities stripped UDA's disciplinary process of legality.
Orwoba, who had been expelled over alleged disloyalty-claims she dismissed as politically motivated-maintains she remains the sitting nominated senator until the courts decide otherwise.
UDA, however, insists the expulsion was valid and argued before the tribunal that the matter was sub judice due to a pending High Court petition filed by Orwoba. The tribunal dismissed this claim, saying no parallel proceedings were active.
Former UDA-nominated Senator Orwoba was denied entry at the Senate entrance in Parliament, Nairobi, on Tuesday.
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Video by Elvis Ogina. pic.twitter.com/EqY0XQ2srq
Orwoba has since been replaced in the Senate by Consolata Nabwire.