Paul Muite calls for lifestyle audits on president, CSs and judges
Senior Counsel Paul Muite has called for comprehensive lifestyle audits targeting top government officials, warning that the fight against corruption cannot be won while key players remain untouched.
Taking to his X account on Thursday, August 21, 2025, Muite urged both President William Ruto and opposition leader Raila Odinga to stop politicising the corruption debate, claiming both sides are deeply involved in the vice.
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“Initiate lifestyle audits of unexplained assets, including watches and belts, for the President, Cabinet Secretaries, MPs, Judges, Governors, and all state officers. Everyone knows both sides are deeply involved,” the X post statement read.
The legal veteran was reacting to the ongoing blame game between the executive and Parliament over who bears greater responsibility for runaway graft. He emphasised the need for urgent and impartial lifestyle audits for all senior state officers.
Muite further challenged the Assets Recovery Authority (ARA) to take swift and decisive action: “Assets Recovery Authority, move in.”
His remarks come amid mounting public frustration over high-level corruption scandals and a lack of accountability.
Ruto on graft
President William Ruto has 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.
He noted that both the bribe-givers and recipients will face legal consequences, signalling 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, which 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.
