Gabriel Koshal Tongoyo

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. 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) 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) 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 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) Okay.

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

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) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to equally contribute and add my voice to the presidential address to the nation on Thursday. It is true that the President addressed the nation in fulfilment of a constitutional mandate according to Articles...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) You know, this topic is wide. I cannot say it all. However, it is also good to appreciate that there is a very clear distinction between abduction and arrest. Our Constitution and laws are very clear. When a suspect commits a crime, the law...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I will give a response possibly on Thursday next week. I, however, do not think that the Cabinet Secretary would give a better response than the obvious issue of the budget. It is not just in Kisumu County, but all over the...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Well guided, Hon. Speaker. STATUS OF PROJECTS UNDER THE EQUALISATION FUND IN GARSEN

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) It is true that the Member of Moyale asked for a statement. Of course, it is two weeks down the line. I just beg for a little bit of patience because the Ministry is still working on it. It is work in progress. I...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) I want to respond to the request for statement asked for by the Member of Parliament for Kirinyaga County, Hon. Jane Njeri Maina. She specifically wanted to know the status of investigation into the death of Derrick Gachoki, and whether the police officers who...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I acknowledge and admit that the shooting from the firearm of the police officer happened accidentally. I want to just tell the Hon. Member that it happens. That is an accidental shooting. When a pistol or whichever gun is cocked, and the...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) The issue of the gun that discharged the ammunition truly belonged to the officer. We said it was accidental. For the majority of us who own guns, you know that when you have not engaged the safety pin, the ammunition can discharge…

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Yes, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Yes. I think I was very clear that the ballistics section of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) , and the forensic laboratory are still doing the forensic analysis. So, when the analysis is completed, the inquiry file will be forwarded to the DPP.

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I appreciate the big concern that has been raised by Hon. Njeri about missing Kenyans. It is true that we have cases of missing persons in this country. I want to go on record that last week, the Departmental...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Possibly, Hon. Njeri is practising opposition politics on the Floor of the House for populist…

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Hon Temporary Speaker, let me finish.

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I want to go on record by saying that we should appreciate the good work that is being done by our security officers. When the murder of a staff member of Wells Fargo happened in Siaya County in recent...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, we will respond to the request in two weeks’ time. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. David Ochieng’) Two weeks? Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Yes, in two weeks. Having said that, I wish to be on record that on Thursday last...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) I will have the Statement on Thursday next week. It is also good to notify the Member that the Committee will be visiting Angata Barikoi areas of Kilgoris next week on Friday. We will be in Kisii to look into issues of insecurity in...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I know that my very able Vice-Chairman had presented a preliminary report on the matter, but I would like to update the House. The information could be available as early as this afternoon.

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Yes, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, considering that the House is proceeding for recess, please give us two weeks. Should I get a response before then, I can as well furnish the concerned Member.

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) I would like to respond as directed by the Speaker yesterday. The Member for Kilifi South, Hon. Ken Chonga had requested a Statement regarding the eviction of Mr Kea Rimba Gona family from land registered LR No.MN11783 by Mahmoud on 11th October 2024. The...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Firstly, I appreciate and acknowledge that the Member of Parliament is in agreement with the response. You, being a lawyer, and to a bigger extent, this is a land issue, as indicated, it is a live case in court. The role of the Ministry...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Considering that the House is going on recess, possibly in two weeks after we resume.

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, probably, when we come from recess. But with a lot of respect to the rule of the House and the Hon. Member, having listened to what he was saying, this is purely a human resource issue which probably, should not warrant...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I promised yesterday to respond to the Request for a Statement by the Hon. Member for Tiaty. This is the Statement. The Member for Tiaty Constituency, the one and only, Hon. William Kamket, had requested a Statement...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I have heard the Members who have raised concerns. I know that the subject matter received much interest across the House and even the nation. However, I want to state that is how it is now. We very clearly...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) I am saying that I am in total agreement with the concerns of Members. It is true that a majority of these pastoralist communities or some areas in this country have a problem getting persons with a C-. Even the people who, 16th October...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Yes, Hon. Temporary Speaker. It is the gazetted units. They are quite a number, backdating to 2017. Quite a number have not been operationalised because of the constraint of resources. We are going to do it gradually, depending on availability of resources. (Hon. Kassait...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) For Hon. Kamket to say that I do not believe in what I am reading is of course very wrong. I have said that I am totally in agreement with the concern Members from the pastoralist community, where I also come from, are raising....

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Yes, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I will bring a response in two weeks, but I want to add one thing. The issue of constructed and completed police stations with no personnel, as indicated by the Hon. Members, can be followed up with the Inspector-General (IG)...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, on the question that was asked by Hon. Wario concerning North Horr, the issue was canvased and discussed in depth by the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration when he appeared before the Committee. There is a lot of progress....

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Thank you again, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I need your indulgence in deciding whether the concerned Hon. Member is in the House.

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Yes, I do, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I do not know whether the concerned Member is in the House as well?

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. The Member for Kacheliba, Hon. Titus Lotee, requested for a statement regarding insecurity in his constituency. He was concerned by a banditry attack at Kases Village in Kasai Ward, which led to the death of two women. In particular,...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) First, I need to appreciate that the Member for Kacheliba who asked for the statement admitted that he is satisfied with the response, apart from just a few concerns. Having said that, I think the Member should remember that the Committee actually visited the...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I am well guided. However, I think it is also good to put it on record. The Report of the Committee on the extensive visit and fact-finding in the troubled region has already been tabled in this House. It is a...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) As much as I appreciated that we visited the place, I think I indicated that there is no harm if we visit again as soon as possible. We are going to capture it in our schedule and communicate the time of the visit to...

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) I will bring it tomorrow in the afternoon.

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) It is ready, but he is not in the House.

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) I will.

Hon. Gabriel Tongoyo (Narok West, UDA) I hope he will be present in the House.