MPs to grill security chiefs over protests
By Mercy Mwai, June 24, 2025The Administration and National Security committee is expected to meet with top security chiefs ahead of the planned June 25 Gen Z protests.
Committee chairperson and Narok West MP Gabriel Tongoyo disclosed that they have summoned the security agencies to appear before them on June 24, 2025, to give details of how far they are prepared for the protests to avoid a repeat of June 2024 events, where youths invaded Parliament.
He said: “We need to know what the undercover police have been doing, we need to know how they will control the ground and protect the lives of Kenyans. We are very ready for this.”
Tongoyo was responding to a question by Embakasi East MP Babu Owino, who sought an explanation as to why security organs have been protecting goons during demonstrations and whether there will be a repeat of the same during tomorrow’s protests.
He said: “We saw goons during the recent demonstrations being escorted and given security by security agencies. We want to know if we, as Parliament, are approving budgets for security agencies to protect goons.”
Gen Zs are planning demonstrations to commemorate one year since protesters invaded Parliament.
Tongoyo made his remarks when he appeared before the Budget and Appropriations Committee (BAC) over the supplementary estimates 111.
In his presentation, Tongoyo said that they require an additional Sh50 million for enhanced operations of various security agencies, including the General Services Unit (GSU), Recce squad and the presidential security escort Unit, especially at this time when the Genz are expected to stage protests.
The Public Benefits Regulatory Authority, he said, requires an additional Sh10 million towards settlement of pending bills, the Executive requires Sh20 million for enhanced operations, while the state department for immigration and citizens services requires Sh650 million for the settlements of pending bills.
Further, he disclosed that they require Sh200 million towards security operations of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations and Sh50 million towards the acquisition of VHF communication equipment.
He, however, proposed a reduction of Sh 80 million from the vote of the office of the Inspector General of Police.
At the same time, the departmental committee on lands, which also appeared before BAC over the supplementary estimates, said it requires an additional Sh 1 billion to purchase the Kedong ranch to settle squatters.
The move comes after the state department for lands entered into a contract to purchase the said land in Naivasha measuring 11,004.619 at a contract price of Sh8.5 billion payable in five months.
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