Ruto's executive rot: When the pot calls the kettle black

‎President William Ruto in Laikipia west during his tour of the Mt Kenya region on April 1,2025. ‎[Kipsang Joseph, Standard]

On Monday, for the second time in less than a week, President William Ruto stared down Kenyans and conceded an obvious fact – corruption runs deep in Parliament, especially within its committees.

In a closed-door joint parliamentary group meeting between the ruling United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) legislators, what should have been a solemn admission of national crisis was instead reduced to what easily passes for political theatre.