President William Ruto has exposed widespread corruption within Kenyan Parliamentary committees, revealing that members demand bribes to produce favorable reports or ignore misconduct during government scrutiny.

• President Ruto stated that committee members demand money from the Executive, including governors and ministers, who appear before Parliament.
• The revelation came during the opening of the National Devolution Conference on Wednesday, August 13, as Ruto responded to comments from Senate Speaker Amason Kingi.
• Ruto urged National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula and Senate Speaker Amason Kingi to take action against this systemic corruption.