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President's charade on Parliamentary bribery is distraction from self guilt

President William Ruto addressing residents at Ol Kalou town in Nyandarua county on April 03, 2025 during his Mt Kenya Region Tour. [Kipsang Joseph,Standard]

When President William Ruto walked into the public square this week and loudly accused Members of Parliament of taking bribes, one could almost mistake it for courage. The Head of State painted himself as a leader disgusted by corruption in the Legislature, vowing arrests if names were provided.

But beneath the noise, lies an undeniable truth: the President himself is the architect and beneficiary of Kenya’s bribery culture in Parliament. His hands are not clean, and his accusations are nothing more than a hollow charade.

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