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Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria has admitted that receiving bribes to pass bills in Parliament is not unusual.
Kuria said it was ‘not unusual for MPs to be paid gifts, inducements’ to pass bills.
Speaking during an interview on BBC on Thursday, Kuria said he was paid Sh100,000 to vote for Amos Kimunya as the majority leader.
Kimunya replaced Garissa Township MP Aden Duale last year.
This was after a Jubilee Party’s Parliamentary Group meeting chaired by President Uhuru Kenyatta at the KICC made the decision.
“When the new Majority Leader was appointed because they were not elected…we went to the majority leader’s office and received the $1,000 gift,” he said.
The MP claimed that some legislators were bribed Sh100,000 to pass a Constitution Amendment Bill, 2020.
Asked why he was receiving the bribes and yet it was illegal, he defended himself by saying that if given the chance, he would gladly refund the money.
“I’m not sure if the money belonged to taxpayers, but I’ll be refunding the most recent that I can recall to the office of the leader of the majority,” he said.
Kuria who is a staunch supporter of DP William Ruto said he does not expect Parliament to admit to its wrongdoing.
“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,” he said.
Kuria alongside two other MPs were ordered to report to the National Assembly chambers on Thursday over allegations of disorderly conduct.
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