‘How did he know Ksh.10M was given?’ Wamuchomba dares Ruto to back Parliament bribery claims with arrests

Githunguri Member of Parliament Gathoni Wamuchomba has challenged President William Ruto to back his claims of corruption in Parliament with concrete action, questioning how he knew about alleged bribes without ordering arrests.

The outspoken MP, who spoke on Citizen TV’s ‘Tonight’ show on Thursday, questioned the President’s reference to an alleged Ksh.10 million payout, insisting that as the Head of State, he had the mandate to act on intelligence rather than make statements.

“Why should I be surprised when the President says that a certain Ksh.10 million was issued and was asking MPs who were in Karen? I was never there, I couldn’t be invited. So how did he know that Ksh.10M was given? Well, he receives raw intelligence, so why didn’t he arrest the person or order his arrest? He should have done that before he even asked the rhetorical question,” she stated.

The legislator further accused the President of deflecting blame while failing to address corruption within his own office.

“It was a statement meant for other people to hear that, oh, the President is finally fighting corruption. Can the President face the camera and tell us that he is not corrupt before he even tells Parliament?” She posed.

“Why should I be surprised when the soloist of the song we have been singing is soloing again? Why should I be surprised when a rhetorical question is asked again and the answer is obviously known?”

Wamuchomba urged Ruto to only “micromanage his State House” before attempting to also control other levels of government such as Parliament by making such allegations.

“He should know that he is not the guy who used to live in Karen as a deputy president; he is now the Head of State and should micromanage his State House; review his cameras and get to know what happens in his State House first before he speaks about Parliament. He should realise that he is no longer the guy who meddles in the issues of Parliament,” she added.

On his part, Embakasi East MP Babu Owino, who also spoke during the same interview, admitted that corruption is a problem in Kenya, generally, but denied ever witnessing a lawmakers receiving a bribe in Parliament.

“I can’t deny that there is no corruption in Kenya, but I have not seen a Member of Parliament being given money. But the President should come out clearly and say that so and so is corrupt and they should be prosecuted,” said Owino.

President Ruto had recently claimed that some MPs demand bribes to influence proceedings, sparking outrage among legislators who dismissed the statement as baseless and provocative.