Nairobi Senator and ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna, MPs Babu Owino (Embakasi East), Gathoni Wamuchomba (Githunguri), Anthony Kibagendi (Kitutu Chache South), Obadiah Barongo (Bomachoge Borabu), during service at Jesus Teaching Ministry in Donholm, Nairobi, on August 24, 2025. [Benard Orwongo, Standard]
The youthful leaders under the Kenya Mpya Movement have accused President William Ruto of playing politics with the war on corruption.
Addressing faithful at JTM Church in Embakasi on Sunday, the leaders including Embakasi East MP Babu Owino, Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna, MPs Gathoni wa Muchomba, Caleb Amisi and Anthony Kibagendi challenged the President to stop the theatrics and ensure the arrest and prosecution of the corrupt individuals including Members of Parliament.
The leaders further blamed the government for the mess in the country, ranging from a broken health system, a struggling education sector and e-Citizen fiasco.
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They also called out the government for rising cases of abductions, saying the state must respect the Constitution and let Kenyans speak their minds without fear.
Wa Muchomba hit out at the National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula for allegedly making unconstitutional rulings, and cited the decision to throw her out of Parliament for simply demanding answers for the Kware dumpsite killings.
With over 70 MPs backing the movement, the leaders vowed they won’t be silenced by intimidation. “We are ready for this fight,” they declared.
This comes even as the country waits to see if Ruto’s renewed war against corruption will bear fruit.
President Ruto has accused Parliament of allowing corruption to thrive.
Ruto acknowledged that there is a problem in the National Assembly and Senate, which he said must be sorted out, in addition to now cautioning that those implicated in extortion will be brought to book.
He hit out at ‘welfare chairpersons in committees’, who have been using unconventional means to obtain money while at the Senate, he referred it to as ‘soko huru’, where governors appear to respond to queries and have to part with some monies.
“Let me ask you MPs seated here. Do you, for example, know that a few members of your committee collected Sh10 million so that you could pass that law on anti-money laundering? Did you get the money? Yes, there are people who are destroying the credibility of Parliament,” Ruto said.
The Head of State made the remarks during the UDA-ODM Parliamentary Group meeting in Karen, Nairobi.
“…And they are collecting money in the name of Parliament. And some of the time, or most of the time, that money never gets to Parliament. It gets to a few people. We are not going to shame them. We are going to arrest them. Do we agree?” Ruto asked the MPs in attendance.
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Nairobi Senator and ODM Secretary General Edwin Sifuna, MPs Babu Owino (Embakasi East), Gathoni Wamuchomba (Githunguri), Anthony Kibagendi (Kitutu Chache South), Obadiah Barongo (Bomachoge Borabu), during service at Jesus Teaching Ministry in Donholm, Nairobi, on August 24, 2025.
[Benard Orwongo, Standard]
The youthful leaders under the Kenya Mpya Movement have accused President William Ruto of playing politics with the war on corruption.
Addressing faithful at JTM Church in Embakasi on Sunday, the leaders including Embakasi East MP Babu Owino, Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna, MPs Gathoni wa Muchomba, Caleb Amisi and Anthony Kibagendi challenged the President to stop the theatrics and ensure the arrest and prosecution of the corrupt individuals including Members of Parliament.
The leaders further blamed the government for the mess in the country, ranging from a broken health system, a struggling education sector and e-Citizen fiasco.
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They also called out the government for rising cases of abductions, saying the state must respect the Constitution and let Kenyans speak their minds without fear.
Wa Muchomba hit out at the National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula for allegedly making unconstitutional rulings, and cited the decision to throw her out of Parliament for simply demanding answers for the Kware dumpsite killings.
With over 70 MPs backing the movement, the leaders vowed they won’t be
silenced by intimidation
. “We are ready for this fight,” they declared.
This comes even as the country waits to see if Ruto’s renewed war against corruption will bear fruit.
President Ruto has accused Parliament of allowing corruption to thrive.
Ruto acknowledged that there is a problem in the National Assembly and Senate, which he said must be sorted out, in addition to now cautioning that those implicated in extortion will be brought to book.
He hit out at ‘welfare chairpersons in committees’, who have been using unconventional means to obtain money while at the Senate, he referred it to as ‘soko huru’, where governors appear to respond to queries and have to part with some monies.
“Let me ask you MPs seated here. Do you, for example, know that a few members of your committee collected Sh10 million so that you could pass that law on anti-money laundering? Did you get the money? Yes, there are people who are destroying the credibility of Parliament,” Ruto said.
The Head of State made the remarks during the UDA-ODM Parliamentary Group meeting in Karen, Nairobi.
“…And they are
collecting money in the name of Parliament
. And some of the time, or most of the time, that money never gets to Parliament. It gets to a few people. We are not going to shame them. We are going to arrest them. Do we agree?” Ruto asked the MPs in attendance.
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By Herman Kamariki