Nominated Senator Isaac Mwaura has said he is among the few persons of integrity in Kenya.
This comes at a time when the nation is grappling with the corruption menace, with one of the biggest culprits being the police for taking bribes.
Speaking on Monday, the senator noted that he refused to pay a bribe to have his wife freed when she was nabbed over traffic offences, instead opting to pay the legal fine.
The lawmaker said that his move shocked Kenyans, as many people would rather pay the bribe to escape the fine which is in most occasions costlier.
"My wife was arrested for a traffic offence, people were surprised I chose to pay the fine I never bribed," he said on NTV's AM Live show on Monday morning.
He also stressed on the need for Kenyans to drop the tradition of favouritism on grounds of tribalism and nepotism if the nation is to prosper.
According to the legislator, Kenyans should embrace an arrangement that people are appointed to the public service basing on what they can do and not where they come from.
"There must be a deliberate effort to populate our public service with people who do not look and talk like us," added Mwaura, who is also a representative of persons living with disabilities.