Justin Muturi calls Ruto’s war on corruption staggering irony
By David Nthua, August 20, 2025Former Cabinet Secretary for Public Service Justin Muturi has said it is ironic to see Ruto pretend to be serious on the war against corruption.
Through his X handle on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, Muturi shared a past media clip of himself where he had described the president as “absolutely irredeemably corrupt,” while adding that the irony of an individual he considers compromised daring to lecture others on graft was staggering.
Muturi’s criticism of Ruto
Muturi, who has lately taken a back seat in national politics, faulted the Head of State for, in his words, using anti-graft rhetoric to sanitise his image while failing to account for corruption claims that have trailed him for years.
“The irony of an irredeemably corrupt individual daring to lecture others on corruption is staggering!” Muturi posted
His remarks came just hours after Ruto renewed his pledge to end corruption in Kenya by directly shaming Members of Parliament and forming a multi-agency team to intensify the fight against graft.
Ruto’s warning to MPs
Speaking during a Kenya Kwanza Parliamentary Group meeting with their Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) at Karen earlier in the week, Ruto said that some legislators had been persistently engaging in corrupt deals to sabotage government business.
According to Ruto, he receives raw intelligence regularly and is reliably informed that some lawmakers have been consistently taking bribes.
“They are collecting money in the name of Parliament, and sometimes that money never gets to Parliament. Instead, it ends up in the pockets of a few individuals.
“We are not going to shame them; we are going to apprehend them,” Ruto said.
The president also referenced the Anti-Money Laundering Bill recently passed by the National Assembly, noting that money in the form of cheques had allegedly exchanged hands to influence the outcome of the legislation.
He further claimed that a senator had pocketed Ksh150 million to sway proceedings, though he did not disclose the lawmaker’s identity.
Muturi’s criticism adds a new twist to Ruto’s anti-graft push, underscoring the deep political divisions in the ruling coalition.
Observers say the move could ignite fresh debates on whether Ruto’s war on corruption is genuine reform or political theatre.