The Head of State made the allegations during a joint Kenya Kwanza–ODM parliamentary group meeting held on August 18, 2025.
However, lawmakers led by Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah (Kikuyu) and his Minority counterpart Junet Mohamed (Suna East) pushed back sharply during an afternoon sitting, saying they would not allow Parliament to be demeaned by the Executive.
They warned that the government was losing focus and undermining democratic institutions.
“This Parliament has the authority to remove anyone from government, but no one in government has the authority to remove you. I am deeply hurt by these corruption allegations,” Ichung’wah declared.
However, Bumula MP Wamboka Wanami claimed that the onslaught on Parliament was linked to its exposure of the multi-billion shilling e-Citizen scandal, where revenue is said to have been lost through the government’s digital platform.
“It is wrong for the President to say he receives intelligence reports and then make such sweeping statements. The law is clear that anyone who knows a crime has been committed but keeps silent is also an accomplice. In this case, the President himself is an accomplice,” Mr. Wanami said.
Tharaka MP Gitonga Murugara, who moved an urgent motion on the bribery scandal, challenged President Ruto to name the specific legislators implicated in demanding or receiving up to Sh150 million in kickbacks.
Mr. Murugara urged the Head of State to table evidence before the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) to facilitate investigations.
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