Former Kilgoris MP and Cabinet Minister Gideon Sitelu Konchellah has passed away following a cardiac arrest on Saturday, June 13. His death has sent shockwaves across Narok County and the nation.

• Gideon Sitelu Konchellah served as the Member of Parliament for Kilgoris for multiple terms between 2003 and 2022.
• He also held the position of Minister for Immigration and Registration of Persons in late President Mwai Kibaki’s administration from 2006 to 2007.
• Konchellah oversaw the significant Refugee Act of 2006 during his ministerial tenure.

Tributes are pouring in for the late H.M. ole Lempaka, a veteran Kenyan politician, businessman, and former public administrator, celebrated for his courageous leadership across politics, business, and governance.

• H.M. ole Lempaka was a pioneering Maa scholar and one of the most accomplished leaders from the Maasai community.
• He held significant roles as District Commissioner and Managing Director of the National Irrigation Board, and was an early indigenous owner of a commercial bank.
• Lempaka was a key figure in the push for multiparty democracy in the 1990s, serving as National Treasurer of FORD-Asili.

Former Kilgoris MP Gideon Konchellah has passed away on Saturday morning while receiving treatment at Nairobi Hospital.

• He died at 4am on June 13, 2026, following cardiac arrest.
• The news was confirmed by Basic Education Principal Secretary John Ololtuaa.
• Konchellah, a former military officer, served as Kilgoris MP for two decades after being first elected in 2002.

Former Kibaki-era cabinet minister and longtime Kilgoris MP Gideon Sitelu Konchellah has passed away while receiving treatment in Nairobi.

• Gideon Sitelu Konchellah served as the Member of Parliament for Kilgoris from 2003 to 2022.
• He held the position of Minister for Immigration and Registration of Persons under former President Mwai Kibaki from 2006 to 2007.
• During his tenure as minister, he was instrumental in the enactment of the significant Refugee Act of 2006.