Suba South MP Caroli Omondi has revealed that members of parliament (MPs) refused to eat during the joint UDA-ODM Parliamentary Group (PG) meeting in Karen on Monday, August 18, 2025.

Speaking during a TV interview on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, Caroli disclosed that the remarks about corruption in parliament irked MPs, and that the anger had boiled over to the floor of the houses on Tuesday.

“MPs were so angered by Ruto’s remarks on corruption that they refused to eat and would not even ask questions during the PG meeting on Monday, August 18, 2025, morning,” Caroli said.

Anger boiling over

“On Tuesday, August 19, 2025, the anger was still boiling over. There are bills and other motions that the government had brought on the floor of the house to be passed, and there was a stalemate.”

Caroli stated that MPs had hoped to trash a bill by the state to privatise the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC), but were restrained by time.

“What we had wished to stop is the privatization of the Kenya Pipeline because the process is marred by irregularities, which we witnessed in the privatization of sugar mills,” Caroli noted.

Ruto, while issuing a stern warning to legislators, noted that both the bribe-givers and recipients will face legal consequences, signalling a tough stance on corruption.

Anti-money laundering bill

Ruto equally accused a group of MPs of pocketing Ksh10 million to pass the Anti-Money Laundering Bill, a law with far-reaching consequences for financial regulation in Kenya.

“We are not going to shame them, we are going to arrest them, whoever is giving and whoever is being given, we shall sort them out.

“Do you, for example, know that a few members of your committee collected Ksh10 million so that you can pass the law on anti-money laundering? Did you get the money?” Ruto posed.

In addition, Ruto revealed that a handful of individuals were tarnishing Parliament’s credibility by collecting money using Parliament’s name, which he further stated that, at most times, the money never ends up in Parliament; instead, it ends up with a few people.

MPs have since taken issue with the statements, urging the speakers to summon Ruto to name the legislators involved in the scandal or issue a public apology to the legislature.