Nandi Hills MP Alfred Keter has called on President Uhuru Kenyatta to declare corruption a national disaster.
Mr Keter expressed apprehension at the future of public institutions, which he said were at the risk of being completely run down.
Speaking in Samoei in Nandi Hills constituency, Keter said he feared the vice would further hamper the quality of service delivery and warned of a possibility of collapsed institutions, which could bring the economy to its knees.
"I call on President Kenyatta to declare corruption a national disaster since the vice is now openly practised in all public institutions," he said.
"The quality of service delivery has been hampered by corruption. We risk bringing our economy to its knees if the vice is not checked," Keter said.
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Keter's sentiments were echoed by his Tinderet counterpart Julius Meli, who called for investigations into alleged corruption within the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission.
Melly, who is also a member of PAC which is currently dogged by corruption claims, absolved himself from blame and called for the resignation of Ababu Namwamba, whom he accused of engaging in smear campaign against the committee and other parliamentarians.
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"Ababu Namwamba must carry his own cross; he must desist from further smear campaigns on PAC members. I join my colleagues in calling for him to do the right thing and resign," he said.
Keter also blamed problems bedeviling the agricultural sector on rampant and unchecked corruption among bodies dealing with agriculture.
"The agricultural sector is in a huge mess. Farmers can no longer depend on steady incomes from major cash crops, including tea, maize and sugar. Unchecked corruption in this sector is to blame for problems facing the once profitable sector," he said.
He cited the tea sector, where he accused the Government of turning a blind eye to the activities of tea cartels, whom he alleged were manipulating tea prices and sales.
