Ruto’s Accusations Against MPs: A Manufactured Crisis or Prelude to a Political Realignment?
President William Ruto’s accusations that Members of Parliament and Senators are taking bribes to pass bills have detonated a political earthquake in Kenya. The spectacle has paralyzed parliamentary committees, triggered unprecedented demands for the President to testify before the legislature, and deepened mistrust between the executive and legislative arms of government. At first glance, it seems like a bold anti-corruption crusade. Yet, if examined more carefully, it looks like something more sinister: a deliberate provocation to manufacture crisis, reset political alignments, and prepare the ground for 2027. The allegations—MPs allegedly receiving Ksh 10 million to pass the Anti-Money Laundering Bill,…