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Caleb Amisi gifts Pastor Manyuru Ksh100K to buy anointed handkerchiefs for govt officials
24th August, 2025 03:53 PM
Saboti Member of Parliament (MP) Caleb Amisi has gifted pastor Peter Manyuru of the Jesus Teaching Ministry(JTM) Ksh100,000, instructing him to buy anointed handkerchiefs for top government officials.
Speaking during a church service at JTM on Sunday, August 24, 2025, Amisi said the move was a symbolic act, stressing that corruption had reached a level where only divine intervention could help the country.
Additionally, the vocal MP added that the handkerchiefs would be distributed to the Parliament, the Judiciary, and the Executive had failed to deal with the vice.
“Nimesikia watu wakisema kuna corruption kule bunge, apostal I want to add my own money nataka ununue hizi vitamba zenye zinatoshana na Ksh 100k zinye nitakupea leo, 341 ulete kule bungeni, 67 upeleke kule senate, 300 upeleke kule judiciary alafu ten thousand upeleke kule state house, because hii mambo imetushinda tyunarudishia mwenyeze mungu,” Amisi said.
“Hii mambo ya corruption, we are returning to the altar of God.”
Pastor Manyuru is popularly known for his trademark white handkerchiefs.
Ruto on corruption
His remarks followed Ruto’s declaration that some Members of Parliament (MPs) and Senators were undermining government programmes for personal gain.
The head of state noted that there were legitimate concerns about how resources were being spent in counties and questioned where someone could find Ksh150 million, stressing that such money belonged to the county.
“There are legitimate concerns about how resources are being spent on the counties. Let me ask, where does someone find 150 million? That is money that belongs to the county,” Ruto questioned.
Accountability
Ruto also urged the Speakers of the National Assembly and the Senate to emphasise the need for transparency and accountability among the Parliamentarians.
Speaking during the opening ceremony of the Devolution Conference in Homa Bay County on Thursday, August 14, 2025, the president singled out members of the House Oversight Committees for using sessions to extort money from guests appearing to respond to audit or budgetary queries.
“Mr. Speaker, it cannot continue to be business as usual. It is unacceptable that parliamentary committees continue to demand bribes in order to write reports or to turn a blind eye to what is happening in the national or county governments,” Ruto said.
“If we allow corruption to thrive within oversight bodies, then we undermine the very foundation of our democracy. It should not be possible for a committee of Parliament to demand payment to write reports or to look the other way.”
