Zoning, vote projections will spark violence, Kaparo warns politicians

"Manjoo made her observations while testifying on May 23 in a case brought by survivors of sexual and gender-based violence committed during the conflict that erupted after the December 2007 election."
"Manjoo made her observations while testifying on May 23 in a case brought by survivors of sexual and gender-based violence committed during the conflict that erupted after the December 2007 election."

NCIC has asked politicians to stop zoning regions perceived to be their strongholds or projecting expected votes for the August election.

Chairperson

Francis ole Kaparo on Wednesday said the move may send wrong signals leading to anxiety and violence should the outcomes be different.

"The trend by our political parties, where leaders are dropping numbers like 10 million votes while others are saying they will garner more than this, sets a bad precedent," he stated.

"Such remarks may result in violence. We cannot afford such. We call upon leaders to issue remarks that do not spike emotions."

The National Cohesion and Integration Commission

asked party leaders and politicians to let Kenyans make political decisions without being pushed by emotional games.

"Let's refrain from pushing voters to our camps by playing around with their minds," he stated.

Last week, the National Super Alliance projected that it has 10 million votes in its strongholds.

In March, National Assembly Majority leader

Aden Duale said Jubilee will defeat NASA by at least three million votes from Kiambu, Meru and Nakuru.

Duale said President Uhuru Kenyatta's party could rest assured of 1.4 million votes in Kiambu, 800,000 in Meru and a million in Nakuru. These add up to 3,200,000 votes.

Read:

Also read:

WATCH: The latest videos from the Star