Suna West Member of Parliament Peter Masara has weighed in on the debate surrounding corruption in Kenya, urging the public not to treat Members of Parliament as outsiders but to see them as part of the wider society grappling with the same challenges.

Speaking during a morning interview in a local TV station, Masara expressed deep concern about the level of corruption in the country, noting that it was an issue that all patriotic Kenyans should confront collectively.

“Not only my colleague, I’m concerned about corruption in Kenya. These MPs are Kenyans. We should not take MPs as outsiders. We, all of us, as patriotic Kenyans, should be concerned about the level of corruption in this country,” he said.

Masara praised President William Ruto’s recent posture on the matter, saying the Head of State appeared determined to deal with the vice. “If you look at the body language of the President yesterday, he’s fed up with corruption,” Masara observed.

From sinners to saints

Invoking a biblical example, the legislator suggested that leaders can transform and adopt a clean slate.

“Jesus himself met a woman at a well. That woman was a prostitute. But because she confessed her sin, her name was written in the Bible. Somebody who was yesterday a sinner, today can be somebody clean. A saint,” he stated.

The MP further recalled that both Ruto and opposition leader Raila Odinga had, at one point, agreed that even if reform meant political sacrifice, they were ready to carry the cross.

“They gave us an example of Singapore and Malaysia. It was not that they got money from heaven, it was about leadership. Leaders decided to change the path,” he said.

Masara insisted that Kenyans should give the President the benefit of doubt and support his stated commitment to fight corruption.

“If the President has said this time around he’s going to arrest, the best we can do is to support him, believe him, and give him the benefit of the doubt,” he urged.

Masara concluded by calling for honesty in addressing corruption, stressing that Kenyans must face the issue head-on rather than dismissing it as mere political talk.