Democratic Party leader Justin Muturi has said no member of parliament (MP) will be arrested over corruption allegations made by President William Ruto during the joint UDA-ODM parliamentary group meeting in Karen on August 18, 2025.

In a scathing statement on Monday, August 25, 2025, Muturi revealed that the remarks were part of a script by the president to distract Kenyans from noticing and calling out the failures of the Kenya-Kwanza administration.

“Let us be clear: nothing will come of these threats. No MP will be arrested. No case will be prosecuted. No precedent will be set. Because the rot is not in Parliament alone; it is in State House itself,” Muturi said.

The executive’s hand in corruption

“Ruto knows that dragging MPs into court over bribery would eventually lead straight back to his doorstep. The money trail does not end in the constituencies. It ends in the executive.”

He went ahead to state that the corruption in the legislature cannot be addressed by the same people who engineered it in the first place, noting that accountability cannot be demanded by those who thrive in impunity.

“Corruption in Parliament cannot be addressed by the same presidency that engineered it. Accountability cannot be demanded by those who thrive in impunity. If President Ruto were serious about fighting bribery, he would begin by submitting himself and his government to investigation,” Muturi said.

Bribery in Parliament

“He would open up the State House books, disclose the inducements offered to MPs in 2022, and explain how a minority administration magically morphed into a parliamentary juggernaut within weeks of his swearing-in. He would tell us who bankrolled those defections, and at what cost to the taxpayer. Anything less is mere lip service.”

Muturi equally said that the remarks were a smoke bomb meant to confuse the masses as Ruto buys time before his term ends in 2027.

“What we are witnessing is a pattern. Every time the regime feels the public heat, it manufactures drama. It throws a smoke bomb to confuse the masses. Today it is bribery in Parliament. Tomorrow, it will be a new task force or commission of inquiry. The aim is not to fix Kenya’s problems but to control the narrative and buy time.,” Muturi observed.