Wetangula was nominated as a
Kanu MP after the
1992 general election, serving until 1997. Later in January, in reaction to criticism from the United Kingdom regarding the presidential election, Wetangula summoned the United Kingdom's High Commissioner, Adam Wood, to complain, and he said that "our elections don't need a stamp of authority from the House of Commons". After a power-sharing agreement was reached between Kibaki and
Raila Odinga, both of whom claimed victory in the presidential election, Wetangula retained his post in the Grand Coalition Cabinet named on 13 April 2008. Minister for Africa
Henry Bellingham met Kenyan Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula on 21 September 2011 in
New York City. In March 2012, Wetangula was stranded in
Bamako,
Mali during a
coup d'état. He was evacuated after being trapped in his hotel room for several days. Shortly after his return, he was appointed Trade Minister by Kibaki. He was elected to the
Senate of Kenya in 2013,
Tokyo embassy scandal Wetangula stepped down as Minister for Foreign Affairs on 27 October 2010 due to an investigation on his alleged involvement in the Kenyan Tokyo embassy scandal. It was alleged that instead of accepting free property from the government of
Japan for the embassy, his ministry opted to spend 1.6 billion shillings($14million then) for a building further away from central
Tokyo, against the advice of an estate agency. Money was also allegedly lost on embassy deals in Egypt, Nigeria, Pakistan and Belgium, some of which was withheld from the sale of Kenyan property in Nigeria.
George Saitoti served as acting foreign minister during Wetangula's absence. Wetangula was later absolved of the allegations and any wrongdoing by five separate probes and returned to the ministry in August 2011, though he permanently left the position a few months later to successfully contest for the position of Senator for Bungoma County.
Senate Minority Leader After winning election to the Senate, Wetangula was selected to serve as Minority Leader of the
Senate of Kenya representing the
Coalition for Reforms and Democracy. The Bungoma High Court nullified his election on 30 September 2013 and the
Speaker of the Senate declared the seat vacant on 16 October 2013. In a by-election held on 19 December 2013, Ford Kenya candidate Moses Wetangula recaptured his Bungoma senatorial seat with a landslide win after garnering 149,458 votes against his main contender Musikari Kombo, who got about a half of the votes. Kombo, who was vying on a New Ford Kenya ticket, came second with 81,016 votes followed by independent candidate David Makali and Labour Party of Kenya candidate Bifwoli Wakoli at a distant third and fourth place respectively. Makali secured 2,155 votes while Wakoli garnered 1,899 votes from a total of 942 polling stations, with a 57 per cent voter turnout. On 20 March 2018, Wetangula was replaced by Siaya senator James Orengo as Senate Minority leader.
Speaker of The National Assembly Wetangula retained his Bungoma senate seat in the August
2022 Kenyan general election, winning by a landslide. However, he resigned shortly after from that position in order to vie for the position of the
Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya. On 8 September 2022, he contested successfully to become the speaker of the
13th Parliament of Kenya. ==Personal life==