The National Commission and Integration Commission (NCIC) will ensure hate perpetrators of speech and rumour-mongers are prosecuted during the 2017 general election,NCIC chairperson Francis Ole Kaparo has said.
“Unlike before when such mongers would utter whatever they wanted and going Scot-free this time they will face the full force of the law” Kaparo said.
Addressing some 100 security officers at Kericho Road Side Villa Hotel, the former National Assembly Speaker said the NCIC is set on reviving stalled cases of those who had in the past been charged with such offences.
Kaparo said he is going to push Chief Justice Willy Mutunga to revive all the cases of those who had been charged with hate speech and rumour-mongering before.
He said the commission is going to equip some 1000 senior police officers with recording gadgets to get politicians fond of uttering remarks that could trigger election violence like the one witnessed after 2007 elections that led to the loss of 1300 lives of innocent Kenyans.
Kaparo said unlike in the past when one would say anything without caring about the repercussions, NCIC has now been empowered to deal with such don’t care politicians fond of inciting Kenyans along tribal and political affiliations.
He appealed to the media to help by giving blackout to politicians fond of uttering inciteful remarks.
.”We urge journalists to help by editing hate speech contents from some politicians and be releasing messages that were for peace and reconciliations” Kaparo said.
“The media should consider giving blackout to politicians fond of uttering remarks that could incite Kenyans on tribal and political affiliations,” he said.
