Activist and political commentator Morara Kebaso has firmly denied allegations that he was bribed to support President William Ruto’s government.
Speaking in a video posted on his X account on Monday, June 23, 2025, Morara addressed widespread claims circulating online that he received a hefty payment to shift his political stance.
“Government-paid bloggers have been saying that I was given Ksh200 million. Others are saying Ksh500 million by William Ruto to support the government. This is very false,” he said.
Morara insisted that he has never supported the government and remains committed to speaking for the people.
“I have never ever supported the government, ever,” he stated. “There’s a video I did talking about how Kenyans should make better choices at the ballot, and some people twisted it to make it look like I support the government, which is not true.”
He urged his followers to remain focused and not get distracted by misinformation or online gossip.
“Can’t respond to everything that people say. Sometimes you have to remain focused on what you’re trying to do,” he added. “No weapon formed against us shall prosper.”
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Morara also addressed the recent silence of his popular series The Vampire Diaries, which some claimed was stopped due to government influence. He dismissed those suggestions, explaining that financial constraints were the real issue.
“Vampire Diaries is expensive,” he said. “You travel to Naivasha, Nakuru, Kisumu… these are thousands of kilometres. Researchers must be paid, they have rent, food, and fare. We ran out of finances.”
He noted that civic education work like his isn’t cheap and urged the public to treat integrity with less suspicion.
“Even accountability is expensive. That’s why the Auditor General and Parliament have big budgets. We should not shame people for raising funds to run campaigns or civic education.”
Morara called on young people to stop fighting each other and instead focus on their own visions for leadership.
“Fighting Morara so that he does not succeed in his vision does not make you succeed in yours,” he said. “Support each other, youth for youth.”
He concluded by thanking those who continue to pray and support his work, promising to remain a leader of integrity.
“I’ll continue to be a person of integrity. I’ll be the leader that you want me to be.”
Kenneth Mwenda
Kenneth Mwenda is a digital writer with over five years of experience. He graduated in February 2022 with a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance from The Co-operative University of Kenya. He has written news and feature stories for platforms such as Construction Review Online, Sports Brief, Briefly News, and Criptonizando. In 2023, he completed a course in Digital Investigation Techniques with AFP. He joined K24 Digital in May 2025. For inquiries, he can be reached at [email protected].
