Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has listed hate speech offences that Kenyans should avoid during the Tuesday polls.
In a statement on Monday, the Director of Public Prosecutions Noordin Haji said that Kenyans should avoid creating or sharing hate speech content on social media platforms on election day.
"Kenyans should not share hate speech content via WhatsApp, Television, radio, email, SMS, telephone calls, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, among other social media platforms," the statement read.
He said that hate speech can lead to serious offences such as sexual gender-based violence, arson, robbery and malicious property damage.
Haji said that Kenyans should be responsible and not allow politicians to create animosity among themselves.
"We need to be cohesive and united irrespective of our ethnicity, religion, gender, race or color on Tuesday," he said.
Haji urged Kenyans to be vigilant and speak out against hate and incitement to violence.
He said that Kenyans should report to the police, National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) and ODPP in case of hate speech and incitement to violence during voting.
Haji urged citizens to be patriotic by not defending hate speech offenders.
"We should avoid the 'mtu wetu' syndrome," he said.
