South Mugirango Member of Parliament Silvanus Osoro on Tuesday, August 31, addressed the claims on social media platforms of being involved in the money laundering businesses.
In a post on his social media page, the MP clarified the allegations after he was mentioned during an expose on blogger Edgar Obare's Instagram page.
The MP stated that he earns an honest living and works hard to make legitimate money.
Osoro further explained he did not buy any house in any high-end Nairobi suburb as it was alleged in the viral expose.
"I work hard and sometimes I go broke like any other person... you people are even saying I bought a house in some upmarket estate that I don't even know about, give me the keys to that house I move in," the MP stated.
Osoro further stated that he does not own any petrol station, club, barbershop or salon. These were some of the businesses named in the expose that the blogger claimed were used in the illegal business.
"Let's stop telling these false and malicious stories. I don't own any petrol station, I don't have a club and I don't even know how alcohol tastes like."
"I don't own a barbershop or even a salon. Please stop peddling these lies," the South Mugirango lawmaker stated.
On Monday, August 30, media personality Felix Odiwuor alias Jalang’o also refuted the claims in the Obare expose.
Speaking during the Kiss 100 morning show, Jalang'o said he was not a party to any syndicate involved in printing and distributing fake currencies in the country.
On the same day Inspector General of Police, Hilary Mutyambai, affirmed that several suspects have been arraigned and charged over their involvement in the crime as he addressed concerns raised by Kenyans on Twitter.
He explained that the situation is being handled by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations' (DCI) Serious Crimes Protection Unit (SCPU), which has jurisdiction over such crimes.
