Former nominated Senator Gloria Orwoba has hit out at Deputy President Kithure Kindiki for attending the swearing in of Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu on Monday November 3, 2025, in Dodoma.
Speaking during an interview at a local television, Orwoba accused Kindiki of abusing the office of the Deputy President, by using taxpayer’s money to take part in the yesterday’s event, despite President Suluhu’s public pronouncement that Tanzania protests were infiltrated by foreign nationals.
Orwoba argued that Kindiki’s move to represent President Ruto in Dodoma should be considered grounds for impeachment.
“The fact that DP Kithure Kindiki used taxpayers’ money to attend Samia Suluhu’s swearing-in and even clapped and smiled as Kenyans were accused of disrupting Tanzania’s democratic process, is an impeachable offence,” Orwoba said.
“Our Deputy President got into a flight, went over there, sat down, smiled and clapped when that woman, the President, said it was foreigners, alluding that it was Kenyans, who had come in to disrupt their democratic process,” she added.
She further faulted the entire electoral process asserting that it was marred with violence which escalated into killings.
The former nominated UDA Senator stated that DP Kindiki should have skipped the searing in ceremony in solidarity with majority of Tanzanians who took to the streets to demand elections reforms.
“As a Deputy President, he is supposed to be a symbol of national unity, a person who pushes this nation to stand by the Constitution. Just by him being there, clapping and smiling when people have been killed and murdered, it was very sad,” she stated.
Orwoba noted that the opposition leaders will work on rebuilding Kenya’s international reputation after defeating President Ruto in the upcoming general elections.
“Let me tell you something, the next regime will not tolerate this kind of impunity. Leaders must understand that being in office means standing for Kenya, not embarrassing it abroad,” Orwoba said.
President Samia Suluhu Hassan took the oath of office on Monday in a ceremony that was closed to the public due chaos witnessed during and after the vote.
Suluhu won the October 29 elections with 98%, a victory which has been disputed after two of her key opponents were barred from running.
