Lobby group dares Ruto to name corrupt MPs

President William Ruto giving a speech at the Devolution Conference in Homa Bay County. [PCS]

A lobby group has asked President William Ruto to name lawmakers involved in corruption, instead of issuing statements through the media.

The Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) under the National Integrity Alliance banner further accused Ruto of being the mastermind of wanton corruption in the country. 

Speaking on Tuesday at a press briefing in Nairobi, the group urged swift enforcement of the Conflict of Interest Act, 2025, which they termed vita in the fight against graft in the country.

"He (the President) is not serious," said David Malombe, Executive Director, KHRC.

TI-Kenya's Executive Director Sheila Masinde observed that "if the president is serious, he would present the evidence that he has so that those MPs that are culpable are arrested."

They cited the recent Auditor General's report that flagged various national government programmes including the Social Health Authority (SHA) smart system and e-Citizen, as scandalous, having been marred with procurement flaws.  

The group also argued that the firms involved are allegedly linked to State House in deals, riddled with "conflict of interest, lack of transparency, and undue political interference," pointing to "dishonesty" on the part of the President.

The group brought together a coalition of rights groups, including Inuka and Sisi, the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC), the Institute for Social Accountability (TISA), as well as Transparency International-Kenya (TI-Kenya). 

The call to have the suspected corrupt MPs exposed comes barely 24 hours after Ruto accused the National Assembly and Senate of allowing corruption to flourish in the floors of the houses. 

Ruto has been on a streak of attacks on the lawmakers, with the latest fires striking before the dust settled on accusations he made against MPs and senators of soliciting bribes, during the 9th edition of Devolution Conference in Homa Bay.