Baringo Senator Gideon Moi has asked Kenyans to condemn corruption and live with integrity and truthfulness.
President Uhuru Kenyatta has intensified the crackdown against corruption, with a number of his close friends currently facing uncertainty.
Speaking during the 15th graduation of Kabarak University on Friday, Moi intensified calls to end graft in the country.
To curb the vice, Moi said, Kenyans should strongly reject bribes for the sake of integrity and honesty. He asked Kenyans to be truthful.
“From each one of you we expect nothing but a character clothed with integrity and sincerity. You should endeavour to uphold the truth even when the truth is unpopular,” he said.
“It may not be very popular to decline a bribe but a person of integrity enjoys blessings from God.”
Senate Speaker Kenneth Lusaka, the chief guest at the ceremony, said the burning question in Kenya today is how to make devolution work.
“We must all make devolution work by strengthening institutions of dialogue, collaboration, consolidation and dispute settlement,” he stated.
Moi's remarks come hours after Appellate Court upheld a High Court ruling which blocks state officials facing graft charges from accessing their offices.