Ex-Chief Justice David Maraga has called out President Ruto over his allegations of bribery in Parliament.
In a statement issued on August 20, Maraga noted that the President has no moral authority to accuse MPs of graft while he himself faces corruption allegations.
“President Ruto has no moral authority to lecture Parliament on corruption while sidestepping these scandals. The Kenyan people deserve a full accounting of where their money has gone and who has pocketed it,” Maraga noted.
Maraga claims Ruto has no moral authority to lecture Parliament on corruption while sidestepping these scandals. Photo: Courtesy.
According to Maraga, President Ruto should subject himself to the same scrutiny, noting that Kenyans will not accept what he termed a one-sided anti-corruption crusade.
The ex-CJ moreover alleged that Ruto allegedly bribed MPs in order to secure the impeachment of his former DP Rigathi Gachagua.
He went on to claim that the Head of State bribes lawmakers whenever he wants to advance his political agenda.
Maraga further questioned the source of billions of shillings being distributed as “empowerment funds” in markets, schools and churches.
He claimed that the funds used in the empowerment drives are not allocated in the national budget.
Maraga therefore urged President Ruto to disclose the budget line funding the empowerment drives and to order investigations into the theft of eCitizen funds, ghost schools, and unexplained renovations.
Speaking on Monday, August 18, President Ruto claimed that some lawmakers received a Ksh10 million bribe to pass the Anti Money Laundering Bill.
The President also accused senators of turning oversight proceedings into a marketplace, alleging that governors seeking to defend themselves often had to pay bribes.
