The sanctity of the Kenyan Parliament is under trial once again. In a stunning reversal of narratives, Mukurweini MP John Kaguchia has accused President William Ruto of institutionalizing bribery within the legislature.

For months, the President has painted MPs as the villains, famously accusing the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee (JLAC) of demanding KES 10 million bribes to pass the Anti-Money Laundering Bill. Now, the gun is pointing the other way.

The KES 100,000 Question

Speaking on national television, Kaguchia—a former UDA loyalist turned rebel—claimed that State House Parliamentary Group (PG) meetings are little more than cash-dispensing exercises.

"For every meeting you attend in State House, you get paid," Kaguchia alleged. "When you go to every parliamentary meeting, you get KES 100,000."

The allegation, if proven, suggests that the "tyranny of numbers" enjoyed by the Kenya Kwanza administration is being greased by taxpayer funds. It paints a picture of a "Captured Parliament," where legislative independence is traded for a brown envelope at the gate of the House on the Hill.

The "Food vs. Development" Distraction

Kaguchia went further, attacking the President’s development record in Nyeri.He claimed that instead of the mega-dams promised in the manifesto, the President is dispatching food relief trucks.

"He is bringing food on trucks for campaigns and bribery," the MP charged. "We are not a famine relief constituency; we are a development constituency."

This rupture between Ruto and the Mt. Kenya MPs is becoming irreparable. The bribery counter-accusation effectively neutralizes the President’s anti-corruption crusade. If the Executive is paying the Legislature to sit, and the Legislature is demanding bribes to act, the Kenyan citizen is left watching a game of thieves from the sidelines.