Andrew Kibe mocks MPs over outrage at Ruto’s corruption claims
Andrew Kibe has ridiculed Members of Parliament who have been up in arms after President William Ruto accused some lawmakers of engaging in corruption.
In a statement on Wednesday, August 2025, Kibe dismissed the outrage expressed by MPs in both the Senate and the National Assembly as nothing more than “tantrums”, arguing that the President had spoken the truth.
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“The MPs’ throwing tantrums because of what the President told them is laughable. Pwagu kapata pwaguzi. Watulie wapangwe ama wa resign tuende by elections. Ruto should rule for 20 years, acheni hiyo mambo ya kumi,” he stated.
MPs paralysed all committee business, with only the Committee on Implementation meeting on Tuesday, August 19, 2025 after President Ruto accused a section of Members of Parliament of receiving bribes to vote against the recently enacted anti-money laundering law
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Speaking during a joint parliamentary group meeting with ODM and UDA legislators on Monday, August 18, 2025, Ruto said he was aware of corrupt dealings within parliamentary committees.
“There are legitimate concerns about how resources are being spent at the counties, and we cannot run away. By virtue of the position I hold today, I am a consumer of raw intelligence. I know what’s going on,” he said.
The President claimed that some MPs were compromised with millions of shillings to frustrate critical laws.
Do you, for example, know that a few members of your committee collected Ksh10 million so that you don’t pass that law on anti-money laundering? Did you get the money?” he asked.
Ruto also raised questions on how some county officials access large sums of cash.
“Where does somebody find Ksh150 million? Is that his money? That is money that belongs to the county,” he noted.
He warned that corruption was eroding the credibility of Parliament and undermining public trust.
The President said that there are a few people within parliament who are spoiling the name of parliament.
“There are people who are destroying the credibility of Parliament, and they are collecting money in the name of Parliament, and most of the time that money never gets to Parliament; it gets to a few people,” he said.
Ruto vowed that as we advance, it will not only be about shaming them, but anyone implicated in bribery scandals will be arrested.
“We are not going to shame them. We are going to arrest them. Both the givers and receivers must be dealt with,” he stated.
