Nominated Senator Crystal Asige has expressed disappointment after she was removed from the Senate Committee, on Roads, Transport & Housing, saying the decision will not stop her from fighting for the rights of persons living with disabilities.
In a statement shared on Thursday, July 30, Asige said she had used her position on the committee to promote accessible transport, sustainable cities and better infrastructure for more than eight million persons with disabilities under the Persons with Disabilities Act, 2025.
“Today everyone’s getting it! They removed me from the Senate Committee on Roads, Transport & Housing where I champion inclusive transport and mobility, sustainable cities, and accessibility in the built environment for the rights of over 8 million persons with disabilities,” she said.
The senator said she had always carried out her duties faithfully despite living with a disability.
“Every day, I come to this House diligently to do my job, to execute the business of those I was brought here to represent, and I do it well even with a disability,” she stated.
Asige suggested the move may have been meant to punish her, although she did not directly blame the ODM leadership.
“If this is punishment by the leadership, so be it, but one thing that people ought to know is that God has a knack for turning a bad situation into a glorious occasion,” she concluded.
Asige is the latest casualty of an ongoing purge within the Senate that is targeting Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) lawmakers who are pledging allegiance to the United Opposition and the Linda Mwananchi movement.
Asige’s removal came a day after Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna and his Vihiga counterpart Godfrey Osotsi were removed from powerful Senate committees and reassigned to committees viewed as less influential.
