Rangwe Member of Parliament Lilian Gogo on Wednesday publicly challenged Education Cabinet Secretary Migos Ogamba over what she described as his failure to engage elected leaders.
Speaking during a retreat in Naivasha on Wednesday, Gogo accused Ogamba of ignoring calls, texts and sidelining MPs during official visits to their constituencies.
She questioned the CS’s accessibility and respect for the role of Members of Parliament, warning that poor communication was undermining service delivery and trust between the national government and local leadership.”Why don’t you answer your phones? When I contact you, as a representative of the people, and you do not answer, do you expect 350 Members of Parliament to camp in your office? Gogo posed.
“I text you and you don’t return my text.”
The legislator stated that Ogamba must respect the responsibilities of elected leaders, especially while executing projects or making commitments in constituencies.
“Do you know that there are elected leaders you should liaise with when you go to their constituencies?” she was asking.
Gogo mentioned the CS’s recent visit to Rangwe Constituency, claiming she was not informed, despite the ministry team being entertained locally.
“You come to Rangwe, people make tea and lunch for you, and you don’t even tell me you are in my constituency,” she joked.
She also accused the Education CS of making promises on development projects without consulting her office, notably referring to a proposed multipurpose facility.
“You go there, promise a multipurpose project, lay foundation stones, and do not include me. “Wewe!” she said, prompting murmurs from the audience.
During the retreat, CS Ogamba apologized for not answering MP Gogo’s calls.
“I am not quite sure that I have been to Rangwe but I apologise if I have not been picking your calls,” he informed them.
“I’d want to make a guarantee here that I will answer calls. But I promise you that I have not visited Rangwe.”
The 2026 Legislative Retreat of the National Assembly was held at the Lake Naivasha Resort in Nakuru County.
The retreat was organized around the theme “Securing Parliamentary Legacy: Delivering the Fifth Session’s Agenda and Preparing for Transition.”
According to speaker Moses Wetang’ula, the forum provides a watershed moment, around 17 months before the next General Election.
