Githunguri MP Gathoni Wamuchomba decried her recent suspension from Parliament, claiming she was unfairly punished for asking pertinent questions about missing youth and unresolved femicide cases.

Speaker Moses Wetang’ula suspended Wamuchomba for 20 days on August 13, 2025, and barred her from accessing the Parliament chambers and offices.

“They suspended me from Parliament for 20 days, I don’t have a salary, I can’t access Parliament or my office for 20 days because of asking questions that Kenyans need answers to,” she said on Sunday during a Church Service.

The MP argued that her punishment stems from the questions she raised about the disappearance of young people during protests.

“When I go back to Parliament, I will ask those hard questions. I will ask how many of our children were lost during the protests. About 67 children were taken last year and this year, and we have not been told where they are.”

Wamuchomba vowed to continue speaking on behalf of her constituents, insisting that she cannot be silenced.

She explained that she chose not to challenge the suspension in court because the 20-day period is too short for any legal process to conclude.

The MP asserted that intimidation would not stop her from asking questions of accountability in Parliament.

Wamuchomba’s suspension followed a protest she staged in Parliament, where she confronted Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen over what she described as lack of progress in investigating the Kware dumpsite murders.

The gruesome case, first reported in July 2024, involved the discovery of women’s bodies at the Kware dumpsite in Embakasi. According to Wamuchomba, 13 months later, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) had only managed to positively identify a few of the victims.

She further revealed that the prime suspect, Collin Jumiasi, escaped from police custody on August 20, 2024, and remains at large with no significant updates from law enforcement.

“This punitive action is viewed as an attempt to silence both Wamuchomba and the broader anti-femicide movement, which continues to demand accountability from security agencies,” she claimed in a statement.

In her remarks, Wamuchomba also faulted CS Murkomen for dismissing the BBC Africa Eye documentary Madams: Exposing Kenya’s Child Sex Trade, arguing that his position downplayed systemic threats facing women.

“Speaker Wetangula’s decision to act against her rather than holding Murkomen accountable for failing to fulfil his constitutional duty to safeguard internal security further perpetuates this pattern of contempt,” she further claimed.

The MP maintained that her suspension reflects a broader effort to suppress debate on femicide and gender-based violence within Parliament.