Former nominated Senator Gloria Orwoba has come out to open up about her relationship with the current Principal Secretary for Interior, Raymond Omollo.
Orwoba, while speaking during a sit down with Oga Obinna on his YouTube channel on Monday, September 1, the politician disclosed how he played a very integral part in the appointment of PS Omollo.
According to Orwoba, she gladly helped in shaping Raymond Omollo, who later discarded her like dirt after being appointed the Interior PS.
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The former UDA nominated Senator shook many when she revealed that Omollo nolonger picks his calls after landing lustrous government job.
“Raymond Omollo, our PS for Interior, who nowadays doesn’t pick my calls and treats me like shit, used to call me every third day to give me a brief,” Orwoba said.
The politician narrated how she met the Interior PS during the 2022 elections following an introduction by President William Ruto, who was the a presidential aspirant.
Orwoba explained how she had a smooth working relationship with Omollo as UDA’s Nyanza chief agents.
She detailed how Omollo was instrumental in managing the logistics during tense electoral periods, including personally collecting Form 34A documents, sometimes under dangerous conditions in hostile areas.
“He did a really good damn job,” she added.
She gave Omollo his flowers by disclosing that his efforts were crucial when opposition parties needed official forms during election petitions.
Orwoba also recalled the tense moments during the election petition court case, when Omollo faced difficulties accessing key locations.
According to Orwoba, then she was close to the presidency and could help Omollo access restricted areas.
“At the point of the court case, Raymond couldn’t even access Karen. Twice he reached the gate while we were all inside waiting for updates. I even had to coordinate with the watchman to get him through,” she said.
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She added that Omollo at some point was worried he was going to be left out in the nominations for Cabinet Secretaries and Permanent Secretaries and thefore sought for her assistance, which she gladly granted him.
“When the list was being put together, Raymond Kisumu called me several times because he was nervous about being overlooked. He had missed out on the cabinet secretary slot, obviously, since he’s not a politician and others were more deserving,” she said.
“When it came to the permanent secretary position, we had dinner in Lavington, and he convinced me to speak to the president on his behalf. I drafted a message reminding the president of his good work, and I sent it because I honestly believed he deserved the position,” she added.
Orwoba stated that she is disappointed that Omollo nolonger sees it fit to work with people who helped him scale the ladder to national politics and administration.
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