Legislators demand probe into Muturi’s corruption claims against President Ruto

Legislators across the country have called for a speedy and thorough investigation into explosive allegations made by former Public Service Cabinet Secretary Justin Muturi, who accused President William Ruto of engaging in multibillion-shilling corrupt deals.

Manyatta MP Gitonga Mukunji is among those demanding accountability, urging the National Assembly to immediately summon Muturi to provide more details and allow for a proper inquiry.

“From here, JB Muturi needs to say more, then we need to do what we call inquiries. He needs to be put on the dock; there is a need to investigate and take allegations of corruption seriously,” Mukunji told Citizen TV during an interview on Monday.

“I don’t believe it is right to just say we have dismissed what Muturi has said. Sometimes we are taking for granted matters that are very serious in this country,” he added, pointing a finger at the Legislature for neglecting its oversight role.

Muturi made the damning claims shortly after he was fired from Cabinet on March 26. In an interview with NTV last week, he alleged that President Ruto pressured him to hastily sign a Sh129 billion deal with Russian oligarchs during COP28 in Dubai, a deal he said bypassed legal procedures.

“I was invited to go to COP 28 in Dubai, which ended up in the Adani Deal about the airport. During that time, some Russian oligarchs wanted to invest Sh129 billion in Kenya. I landed in Dubai and received a phone call from Ruto, who told me that the Russians were waiting at the airport and that I needed to sign the documents. I declined, saying I needed to review the documents in the office,” Muturi claimed.

The former CS maintained that the proposed deal was irregular, arguing that such massive funding must go through the National Treasury and not be handled directly by a single ministry. He also asserted that he had documentation to support his claims.

"No grudges"

Muturi denied having a personal grudge against the President or his administration, despite their fallout.

Kathiani MP Robert Mbui, who appeared alongside Mukunji during the Citizen TV interview, also voiced support for Muturi’s concerns, describing President Ruto as unfit to lead.

“I served under Muturi when he was the Speaker of the National Assembly and have observed Ruto’s presidency. Kenyans know that the president is not truthful. He paints a rosy picture, promising to improve lives, yet lacks a clear plan to deliver,” Mbui said.

“President Ruto is a sly politician. Kenyans believed in him before the elections, but those close to him say he is unfit for office, including Uhuru Kenyatta, Rigathi Gachagua, and Justin Muturi.”

Kisii Senator Richard Onyonka also joined the chorus of concern. Speaking during a burial ceremony in Kisii on Saturday, he said Kenyans should take Muturi’s words seriously.

“A man who has been a Speaker of the National Assembly, the gentleman has been a person of credibility and integrity. He has been the Attorney General. So when the Attorney General of your country tells you that your President is corrupt and your President is dangerous, that your President doesn’t know what he’s doing — I am a worried man,” Onyonka said.

“We are losing about Sh100 billion a month to corruption, so we are waiting for somebody, and some members of the Senate are talking about, in fact, I’m persuading my friend Sifuna to bring the motion.”

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Onyonka called on the Senate to urgently interrogate the former CS’s revelations, warning that if the top leadership is compromised, the country’s future is at stake.