This archive report was first published on 22 July 2019.
Deputy President William Ruto and Senate Majority Leader Kipchumba Murkomen have been indicted in the Arror and Kimwarer dams scandal, sparking calls for their resignation.
Suba South MP John Mbadi, the national chairman of the Orange Democratic Movement, has called on Ruto and Murkomen to step down, citing the indictment by the Director of Public Prosecution.
“DP Ruto and his henchmen, including (Kipchumba) Murkomen, came out to publicly state that there was no impropriety in the matter. The indictment by the Director of Public Prosecution is, by extension, also an indictment of the DP and the senator. They should apologise for misleading Kenyans,” Mbadi told the Nation on July 22, 2019.
Cherengany MP Joshua Kutuny has offered to continue reminding Murkomen and Ruto to stop defending corruption, saying the indictments are a wake-up call to those who are quick to defend corruption.
“The indictments are a wake-up call to those who are quick to defend corruption. When the matter was being investigated, they cast aspersions on the DPP and DCI but evidence has exposed them. They should not mislead people [by saying] a community being targeted. This is war against the corrupt,” Kutuny said.
On the other hand, some leaders have praised the Director of Public Prosecution and the Director of Criminal Investigations for concluding the investigations despite immense political pressure.
“The move is positive and good for the country in the fight against corruption. Article 27 of the Constitution says that all Kenyans are equal before the law. The high-profile arrests illustrate that there are no sacred cows. It is our work, as parliamentarians, to support the President in the fight against corruption and impunity,” said Murang’a Senator Irungu Kang’ata.
