TONGOYO, GABRIEL KOSHAL

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I ask for two weeks to respond to her. Considering the sensitivity of the matter, as this is a case of a missing Kenyan, I would like to provide an interim response next Thursday, pending a comprehensive response in two weeks.

Hon. Deputy Speaker, the Member has made his statement in bad faith. We are all in this House and know how requests for statements are processed. According to our Standing Orders, a Member requests a statement, and then the Chairperson of the relevant Committee must relay this to the relevant...

Hon. Deputy Speaker, in response to the Statement sought by the Member for Isiolo County, Hon. Mumina Bonaya, regarding the disappearance of Mr Abdullahi Bonso Abdi. The Member sought to be informed on the following:

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I support what the Deputy Leader of the Majority Party has said. As I mentioned earlier, we all know that there would be a difference if the statement were reframed as a Question. This is because she will have the opportunity and privilege of interrogating...

I will respond to the question one week upon resumption from recess. But Hon. Temporary Speaker, the issue of operationalisation of several units across the country has been extensively addressed by the Cabinet Secretary on several occasions ― that all of it is a result of lack of funding. Nevertheless,...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. As you have well put it, the question keeps coming up on the Floor of this House every other time. I want to say that as the Cabinet Secretary informed the House the last time he was here, there is a procurement process being undertaken...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. We will provide a response within the first week after the recess.

Given the seriousness of the matter, and considering that this is a Kenyan who has gone missing – I know that we are going for recess

I am well guided.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I support your position. In addition to the response being tabled this morning by my Vice-Chairman, the issue was well prosecuted by the Cabinet Secretary on the Floor of the House yesterday.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move the following Special Motion: THAT, taking into consideration the findings of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security in its report on the Approval Hearing of Nominees for Appointment as the Chairperson and Member of the National Police Service Commission, laid on...

I appreciate and thank Members who have contributed to this debate. Again, I assure the House and the country that we have no doubt these are the best-qualified Kenyans to steer the long-awaited reforms in the NPS. We got that, at least, from the interviews and approval hearing of the...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. At the outset, I want to congratulate the Member for Gilgil, Hon. Martha, for coming up with this progressive and important piece of legislation. As she has put it, every Kenyan has the right to a birth and a death certificate. Her amendment Bill proposes...

Hon. Speaker, I will take advantage of the presence of the Cabinet Secretary, who I am sure has heard the request. Maybe we can process a preliminary response and present it on Tuesday. We will present a more comprehensive one after we come back from recess. Once we confirm that...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Bowen’s issue has been sorted. I request your indulgence. A Petition was written to this House by two petitioners from Narok County. We are way past petitions. That is why you saw me consulting with the Clerks-at-the-Table.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Mine is not a question, neither do I want to help the very able Cabinet Secretary. I just want to bring to the attention of the House that, already, there is a Bill in this House that has been sponsored by Hon. Masara to amend the...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. We will provide a response to the statement within two weeks. Let me bring to your attention that the Member is a high-ranking Member in my Committee. We had several meetings with the Cabinet Secretary at the Ministry regarding the same. Nevertheless, I will bring...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, since the House may go on recess next week, I request to bring the response in the first week after resumption. If I receive the response earlier, I will forward it to the Member.

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. We will provide a response to the statement within two weeks. Let me bring to your attention that the Member is a high-ranking Member in my Committee. We had several meetings with the Cabinet Secretary at the Ministry regarding the same. Nevertheless, I will bring...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, since the House may go on recess next week, I request to bring the response in the first week after resumption. If I receive the response earlier, I will forward it to the Member.

I think you ruled some time back that, for fairness, if the Member is not present, we table the Statement because these are materials and records of the House. Okay, thank you. Hon. Deputy Speaker, for the record, I beg to table a Statement sought by the Member for West...

Sorry, Hon. Speaker. I beg to lay the following papers on the Table: Reports of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security on its consideration of:

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Yes, I do have the response. This was regarding the tragic fire at Makina, Kibra, in Nairobi City. Hon. Speaker, the Member sought a comprehensive report on the cause of the fire accident, the support extended to the survivors, and the steps that are being taken...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I am well guided. I wish to notify you that much has already been covered. In response to the said request for statement, on 24th May 2025 at about 0530 hours, a member of the public reported the outbreak of a fire at Kibra Police...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Yes, I do have the response. This was regarding the tragic fire at Makina, Kibra, in Nairobi City. Hon. Speaker, the Member sought a comprehensive report on the cause of the fire accident, the support extended to the survivors, and the steps that are being taken...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I am well guided. I wish to notify you that much has already been covered. In response to the said request for statement, on 24th May 2025 at about 0530 hours, a member of the public reported the outbreak of a fire at Kibra Police...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker… You have three responses? Are you ready with all of them? Yes, I am. Start with the one… I need your indulgence, Hon. Speaker. I am ready with a response for Hon. Beatrice Kemei. I doubt whether she is in the House. If she is not...

Okay. Thank you.

Hon. Speaker, I have a response to a Statement sought by the Member of Parliament for Lungalunga Constituency, Hon. Chiforomodo Mangale. The Member of Parliament had requested to be informed about the current progress of construction of the Lungalunga Sub-County Headquarters and the measures, if any, being implemented to expedite...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. As much as I understand the frustration of the Member of Parliament, we all know the problem. I have been lamenting in this House on the issue of funding projects within the Ministry. In this financial year, we barely have Ksh500 million and we are aware...

Hon. Speaker, maybe just to put a word across, because this is not the first time that it is coming up. The problem lies with the Public Service Commission. They have this issue of generating the service numbers. At times it takes unnecessarily long, but as you have guided, it...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Once again, I have the response to a Statement sought by Hon. Yakub Adow, the Member of Parliament for Bura with regard to the disappearance of Mr Adhan Noor Hassan. I want to respond as follows. On 14th May 2025, at about 1020 hours, Mr Maulid...

Yes, I have. Look at them and apprise them on what else you are doing. Hon. Beatrice Kemei has come here and says she had stepped out to respond to a biological emergency. (Laughter) Thank you Hon. Speaker.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I do not want to belabour what you have already ruled on, but allow me to respectfully weigh in on what my brother has said. Our current Standing Orders are very clear on who responds to request for Statements and Questions on behalf of Members but,...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I know this has developed into a big debate. It is emotive. Of course, it is well understood. We should not end this matter here. Looking at the figures, it is a serious cause for concern. In less than ten months, when you put together all...

Hon. Speaker, unfortunately, no. I had promised to, but the Cabinet Secretary was out of town yesterday. I reached out to him and he requested a week to respond.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. We will respond to this Statement in two weeks’ time. 30th July 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 4 A certified version of this Report Will you do it in two weeks’ time? Yes.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I have two responses to Requests of Statements.

Well guided, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I will table the one for Hon. Silvanus Osoro once I am done with Hon. Kemei.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. This is a response to the Request of Statements by the Member of Parliament for Kericho County, Hon. Beatrice Kemei. It regards the status of investigations into the murder of Mr Joshuah Mutai, including efforts to apprehend the primary suspect. Secondly are the immediate measures...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. First, I appreciate the frustration expressed by my colleague. When a member of society dies under such circumstances, it is troubling. However, we must acknowledge the complexity of investigations. Sometimes, it is difficult to provide precise timelines. That said, I commit that the Directorate of...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. You quite understand that we have a backlog of many requests for statements that are yet to be responded to. However, given the urgency of the matter, I know that, that is a civil servant who has gone missing in Wajir, the same County that we...

Hon. Speaker, I committed to issue a preliminary statement tomorrow. We are still within time. Hon. Gonzi Rai, be here tomorrow. Hon. Njeri Maina. (Hon. Njeri Maina crossed the Floor without bowing) Hon. Njeri Maina, you cannot do that. (Laughter) Hon. Speaker, I am ready.

Yes, I am.

It is a long one, but I will try to rush through. Hon. Speaker, the Member for Kirinyaga County, Hon. Jane Njeri, had sought a statement regarding incidences of human trafficking in the country. In particular, she wanted to know the measures that have been put in place by the...

Yes, it is, Hon. Speaker, although in the questions, it was not included. But I think it is also not a bad thing to consider. RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR STATEMENT DISAPPEARANCE OF MR ABDIRIZAK MOHAMED YALE Can you now respond to Hon. Umulkher Harun? Thank you, Hon. Speaker. With regard...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. As I stated in the last paragraph of the Statement, it is true that the investigation is still ongoing. I understand the pain and frustration of the Member and, of course, the family. I want to promise that the police are going to do anything possible...

On the majority of Requests for Statements being sought by Members in this House and as alluded to by the Hon. Member, we had planned to have a session with the Cabinet Secretary. The Cabinet Secretary could not show up because of the exigencies of duties and the issue of...