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Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria has admitted to receiving a bribe in order to vote in a certain way in Parliament.
Speaking to BBC on Thursday, Kuria averred that cash inducements are dished out at the office of the Majority Leader within parliament’s precincts.
“It is not uncommon in Kenya for members of parliament to be paid or compensated to vote in a particular way, especially when the government has an interest in a matter,” Kuria said.
Kuria confessed that he was paid Sh100,000 in June last year to vote for Kipipiri MP Amos Kimunya as the new National Assembly majority leader following the removal of his Garissa Township counterpart Aden Duale.
“When the new Majority Leader was appointed because they were not elected, we went to the majority leader’s office and received a USD 1000 gift,” Kuria noted.
When pushed to explain why he accepted a bribe despite knowing it was illegal, the outspoken MP said he was ready to refund the money.
“I’m not sure if the money belonged to Kenyan taxpayers, but I’ll be refunding the most recent that I can recall to the office of the leader of the majority,” he said.
Asked whether he could prove his allegations, he said, “These things don’t happen on camera, and I don’t expect them to admit it, but they do happen in the majority leader’s office.”
Kuria is among three MPs who were summoned by parliament on Thursday for disorderly conduct.
Kuria and his counterparts Ndindi Nyoro (Kiharu) and Mohamed Ali (Nyali) were summoned for dishonoring the house by claiming that MPs were bribed to vote for the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill 2020, popularly known as the Building Bridges Initiatives (BBI) Bill.
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B***H YOU'RE AS CORRUPT AS ANY OTHER FOOL IN PARLIAMENT... WE ARE DISAPPOINTED FOOL.
The last time I checked receiving a bribe is a crime under penal code laws of Kenya. Kuria by his own admission ought to be in jail with all those who received the kshs 100,000.
He has admitted. He should be convicted, not just refund. Pathetic corrupt government and systems.
oh I love money
I Will never let OPPORTUNITY pass me by
Kuria received a bribed and he is still roaming the streets? He needs to be jailed!
Kuria is not all that intelligent! How do Kenyans vote for stupid idiots like this one here!? What a shame!
Kuria’s foo lines never fails to amaze. He is a dummy who nobody can help recover!
It’s called lobbying. Special interests. Only thing it’s too direct.
Kuria is the most uninformed mp in the entire country! The guy is nothing more than a drunk! Gatundu south residents short charged themselves when they elected kuria. He has outlived his usefulness as the area mp. No wonder Karua sues him regularly because he is dummy!
Corruption/Bribery is legal in Kenya.Uhuru leads the way by bribing councilors with car grants of shs 2m.each pesa ya hungry billionaire Kenyans to pass the now declared POOP constitution amendments.