Gabriel Koshal Tongoyo

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table: Reports of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Affairs on:

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security on the inquiry into the state of security in six counties of North Rift of Baringo, Elgeyo Marakwet,...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I join the rest of the Members who have already spoken to pass my condolences to the families of the two great leaders. They were, indeed, great leaders and committed servants of the people of this nation. I was privileged...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) First and foremost, as much as I really understand the concern and the feeling of the concerned Member, the Statement is very express and clear that the inquiry file has been opened. That means that even members of the public are expected to report...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. This is a response to the Statement sought by the Member for Nandi Hills, Hon. Bernard Kitur. He wanted to know the status of the investigation relating to the kidnapping and torture of Mr Pasgalis Kosgei. He also wanted...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, one can never be precise on when. Because the inquiry file is open, he can as well help us to encourage members of the public to go and report because it can speed up and aid in the investigation.

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I am hopeful that by the time we come back from recess, there will be much progress made on the inquiry. We will then be able to respond appropriately.

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Yes. I can see him in the House.

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Hon. Speaker, in response to the statement being sought by Hon. Nicholas Tindi Mwale, the Member for Butere, regarding the fight against drug trafficking in the country, I want to state as follows. The Member wanted to know the number of users of hard...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Yes. I would rather do that because it gives a whole survey report and includes the... 5th December 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 16

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) That is much better, Hon. Speaker, because it is a voluminous document.

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Hon. Speaker, it is hard to do because surveys are expensive. So, they are carried out periodically, maybe after two or three years. I will try to see if we have the latest data. The latest I see here is for 2021 by NACADA.

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Hon. Speaker, the latest national survey was in 2022, but we will try to see whether there is a very recent one. Hon. Speaker, there is also a question on the number of accredited facilities that are undertaking rehabilitation. Miritini is one of the...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following paper on the Table: Report of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security on the Budget Implementation for the Financial Year 2023/2024 for the following State Departments:

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) We will respond on resumption.

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security on Budget Implementation for Financial Year 2023/2024 for the following State Departments, laid on the Table of the...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Hon. Speaker, it is true and she knows. I raised this issue with the Deputy Inspector-General of Police. We conversed at length with her. Allow me to keep engaging her and see what we can do.

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Hon. Speaker, in response to the request for Statement by the Member for Aldai, Hon. Marianne Kitany, concerning insecurity in her constituency, allegedly caused by change of security personnel, I wish to respond as follows: On 1st November 2024 at about 3.00 p.m., Mr...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Hon. Speaker, investigation commenced, vide CR772453 of 2024, and 14 suspects were arrested in connection to the murder. They were subsequently taken to court under miscellaneous application and a custodial order of 14 days pending further investigation was obtained. On 5th November 2024, the...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I agree and she has a right. It is true the police arrested 14 suspects. It is good to appreciate that it is a constitutional right of any suspect to get released on bond, and that is exactly what happened.

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) They are on court bail. That is the report I got. Court bail is a constitutional right. The transfer of security officers is an issue the Member has been talking about. She has even been in several barazas talking about the possibility of her...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) I am, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. This is in response to my very good neighbour here, Member of Parliament for Emuhaya, regarding a Statement he sought regarding the sporadic attacks in Emuhaya Constituency. In particular, he wanted to know the status report of investigation into the...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I really feel the concern of the Member. It is very unfortunate that there have been more reported cases of death, even after this Statement was written. The Statement was very clear. There is an additional officer. If need be,...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I will raise the issue with the Inspector General of Police.

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Hon. Speaker, it is very regrettable. You know, other than this case, we have really had a spike in insecurity in the country, Luanda included. So, I am committing to go and see the IG, together with the concerned Member, for 3rd December 2024...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Yes, I do. (Loud consultations)

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. First, the issue of being fatally injured is more or less the same thing. It is like someone died. The response was delivered about two or three weeks ago. If need be, I can get the updated report. When I...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) This is a request for statement being sought by Hon. (Prof.) Guyo Jaldesa regarding the re-opening of the Hilo Gold Mine in Dabel, Moyale Constituency. In particular, he wanted to ask the progress towards the re-opening. He also wanted to know the action being...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Hon. Speaker, it is true, and I appreciate that my Vice-Chairman is a local there. I will give him a chance to elaborate. I admit that we had a one-on-one meeting with Hon. (Prof.) Jaldesa, and the official position is that the place is...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Hon. Speaker, Hon. Malulu Injendi sought a statement regarding the shooting of one Ms Salome Makanda by a Kenya Police officer. He sought to know the circumstances that led to the shooting, status of the investigations, and status report on the measures the Government...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity. The issue the Member for Nandi Hills raised is very serious, and it should be of great concern to Kenyans. I remember that in the last Parliament, a similar issue was reported in some...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, taking into consideration the findings of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security in its Report on the Vetting of Nominees for Appointment as Chairperson and as Members of the Board of...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I stand guided. The Committee was satisfied with the suitability of all the nominees, their experience, skills and, more importantly, their integrity after looking at the testimonials that were presented by Government agencies. I have no doubt that the eight nominees...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I appreciate Members for debating objectively the nomination and approval of the eight of them. It is true, as has been put by majority of Members, IPOA is a very crucial institution. It is a civilian oversight that holds our uniformed officers...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA)I just want to be on record that our police officers are professional. They do not abduct. Abductions are done by the criminals and it is the duty of our police officers to pursue them. If there are few rogue officers who are unprofessional and...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) I want to add something.

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Hon. Speaker, as much as I would want to agree with the Vice-Chairperson, and advice of the Deputy Speaker, we had a one-hour discussion with Hon. Parashina in my office a few hours ago over the same issue. We know Narok and Kajiado boarder...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) I will try, Hon. Speaker, by Thursday next week.

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to report that the Committee of the whole House has considered the Kenya Revenue Authority (Amendment) (No.2) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 35 of 2024) and approved the same with amendments. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Peter Kaluma) : The...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to report that the Committee of the whole House has considered the Kenya Roads Board (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 18 of 2024) and its approval thereof. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Peter Kaluma) : The Mover to move...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to report that the Committee of the whole House has considered the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.11 of 2024) and approved the same with amendments.

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Thank you so much, Hon. Speaker. Thank you for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very progressive and important Bill. From the outset, I congratulate my brother, Hon. (Dr) Oundo, for coming up with this Bill. As it has been said by...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, it is not really a point of order. I rose up earlier and supported the Bill. I hope we will have an opportunity to amend the Bill because there is a part in the Bill… 27th November 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Hon. Oundo proposed that the board members should have a bachelor’s degree, and we should appreciate that. We all agree that the Bill is very progressive and we support it in totality. But on the issue of the qualifications of those…

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) It is a point of information, but we will have an opportunity to discuss that issue and perhaps amend it during the Committee of the whole House. We should appreciate that a majority of Kenyans are illiterate, especially those who live on huge chunks...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA However, I want to mention one thing. One of the questions was on the long-term strategies. As a Committee, we visited the region extensively some time back.

Hon Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, Whip of the Majority Party has spoken very eloquently on how these governors show opulence and travelling in convoys.

Hon Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) He has said that some governors travel in a convoy of about 50 or 60 vehicles. I want to inform you that there was a video going around on the Governor of Narok County travelling in a convoy of about 700 cars. He was...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Okay.

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security on the vetting of nominees for appointment as Chairperson and as Members of the Board of the Independent Policing Oversight Authority

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, taking into consideration the findings of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security in its Report on the vetting of nominees for appointment as Chairperson and as Members of the Board...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) She is requesting, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Hon. Speaker, the Hon. Member has admitted that we spoke. I suggested that he re-submits it as a Question addressed to the Cabinet Secretary so that when he comes to the House he can have an opportunity to interrogate him. We agreed that he...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I will try to bring it on Thursday afternoon.

Hon Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) On a point of information, Hon. Deputy Speaker.