CORD wants NCIC to withdraw hate summons against Muthama

CORD wants NCIC to withdraw hate summons against Muthama

The Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) has threatened boycott summons by the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) if it does not withdraw summons on Machakos Senator Johnstone Muthama unconditionally.

Led by Siaya Senator James Orengo, CORD accused the NCIC of overstepping its mandate of bringing cohesion and unifying Kenyans by acting as a prosecutor in alleged hate speech and incitement to violence cases.

Orengo further accused NCIC of being used by the Jubilee administration to oppress the opposition, something he argued heightens political animosity between Kenyans.

On his part, Muthama said that he declined to record a statement with the NCIC arguing that he did not make any remarks that may be categorized as hate speech, inciteful or bordering ethnic contempt.

Last week, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Keriako Tobiko recommended that Muthama be interrogated and speedy investigations be conducted into offensive utterances he allegedly made less than two weeks ago during the homecoming of Busia Women Representative Florence Mutua.

In a statement to newsrooms, Tobiko acknowledged that he had received a file from the Director of the Criminal Inspectorate that had recommended Muthama be charged with the offence of Ethnic Contempt Contrary to Section 62(1) of the National Cohesion and Integration Act No. 12 of 2008.

The statement by DPP came barely a fortnight after Muthama, alongside legislators Moses Kuria, Ferdinand Waititu, Kimani Ngunjiri, Timothy Bosire, Johnstone Muthama, Junet Mohamed, Florence Mutua and Aisha Jumwa were charged with hate speech and incitement to violence.

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