Hate speech

Police want Machakos Senator Johnson Muthama charged with ethnic contempt, an offence that carries a five-year prison sentence. However, Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Keriako Tobiko has ordered further investigations by the…

MPs who had been locked up on charges of hate speech agreed to hold peace meetings across the country in a bid to unite Kenyans ahead of the next elections. Two of them revealed on Sunday that they would be part of a peace caravan…

Bahati MP Kimani Ngunjiri left the dock during a hate speech hearing on Friday shortly after the court was informed that he was unwell. The Milimani court sought help for the MP but he nearly fainted while in the dock before taking…

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jun 16 – Pangani Police Station has become the centre of activity for the past 48 hours after lawmakers were detained there in an ongoing hate speech probe. On Wednesday morning, Esther Muthama arrived at the police…

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Jun 16 – President Uhuru Kenyatta on Thursday warned he would not allow Kenyans to be divided along tribal lines and said those who sought to do so ahead of the 2017 General Election would and should face the full…

The damp, smelly and filthy cells at Pangani and Muthaiga police stations played host to unlikely guests as eight CORD and Jubilee lawmakers spent their first night of incarceration at the facilities. And in a classic case of reversed…

KENYA: At least two people may soon be charged in court for spreading hate messages. With just three weeks to the first General Election under the new Constitution, perpetrators of inflammatory speech are starting to feel the heat with…

The government has identified several blogs, online forums and Facebook pages as the most responsible for spreading hate messages in Kenya. Information and communication permanent secretary also singled out Makau Mutua who writes a column…

Tuesday, the 8th of January 2012 -With the general elections fast approaching, the government has formed a new team to reign in those who are engaging in hate speech of any sort. The team that will include the Head of Civil Service…