Why Senator Gloria Orwoba Wants Labour CS Alfred Mutua Fired

Nominated Senator Gloria Orwoba has demanded the immediate dismissal of Labour and Social Protection Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua, accusing him of incompetence in protecting Kenyans from fraudulent overseas job schemes.

Senate Session Outburst

During a heated Senate session on April 2, 2025, Orwoba directly appealed to President William Ruto to remove Mutua from office, citing the controversial diaspora jobs program that has left many Kenyans defrauded.

“This person is incompetent and his interests have been seen. He is not there for the people of Kenya,” Orwoba declared, accusing the Ministry of Labour of enabling fraudsters to exploit desperate job seekers.

Personal Involvement in Recruitment Scandal

The senator revealed her personal involvement in what she believed was a legitimate government recruitment program through the National Employment Authority.

“When the government of Kenya announces a special program, how can someone stand in this house and act as if they are too wise to participate?” she questioned.

Condemnation of Victim Blaming

Orwoba strongly rejected suggestions that Kenyans should have been more cautious about government-promoted employment programs:

“People are desperate. They are desperate to go out and seek work. We cannot write off their participation by saying, ‘Why did you take part?'”

Call for Immediate Action

The senator accused Mutua of lacking commitment to Kenyan workers’ welfare and condemned what she called “victim-blaming”:

“That is victim-blaming. You cannot blame the victims of those who have been conned because some were actually conned from the office of the Ministry of Labour,” she charged.

Concluding her impassioned speech, Orwoba demanded: “Let him go home. Let him go home.”