Ekuru Aukut: Ruto should not act as a saint
By Cynthia Lodite, August 21, 2025Thirdway Alliance Party Leader Ekuru Aukot has slammed President William Ruto for calling out members of Parliament as corrupt while stating that he is not a saint either.
On his part, Aukot has accused the Head of State as an epitome of corruption while reinstating Rigathi Gachagua’s impeachment, citing that money was involved in the process of impeaching him from the office of the Deputy President.
The Thirdway Alliance Party Leader and 2017 Presidential Candidate was speaking on Thursday, August 21, 2025, during an interview with a local media house.
“We must also challenge the President; also, in the impeachment of Rigathi Gachagua, we all know that senators received money,” Aukut said.
On his part, Aukut demanded that, as much as Parliament is corrupt, President Ruto stands as the very epitome of corruption. He should stop this façade of acting like a saint.
Further adding that the same way Ruto is demanding accountability from MPs, he should also explain where he gets the money he dishes out in churches and to Harambee Stars.
“Can he also account for us for this money that he is dishing out almost daily in churches?” he said. “Where is the money he is giving out to Harambee Stars coming from? “So the president must also account, the same way he is asking members of parliament,” Aukut said.
Ruto vows to arrest corrupt MPs
Aukut’s remarks follow a week after President William Ruto issued a stern warning to corrupt Members of Parliament, vowing to arrest both givers and takers of bribes tied to legislative processes.
The Head of State called out the Members of Parliament on Monday, August 18, 2025, during the ODM and Kenya Kwanza talks held in Karen, Nairobi.
Ruto, while issuing the stern warning, noted that both the bribe-givers and recipients will face legal consequences, signaling a tough stance on legislative corruption.
Subsequently, Ruto accused a group of MPs of pocketing Ksh10 million to pass the Anti-Money Laundering Bill, a law with far-reaching consequences for financial regulation in Kenya.
“We are not going to shame them; we are going to arrest them. Whoever is giving and whoever is being given, we shall sort them out.
“Do you, for example, know that a few members of your committee collected Ksh10 million so that you can pass the law on anti-money laundering? Did you get the money?” Ruto said.
In addition, Ruto revealed that a handful of individuals were tarnishing Parliament’s credibility by collecting money using Parliament’s name, and he further stated that, at most times, the money never ends up in Parliament; instead, it ends up with a few people.
“Going forward, there are people who are destroying the credibility of Parliament, 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,” Ruto noted.