Politicians who have been charged with hate speech crimes may find it hard to contest for elective seats in the coming elections. The National Cohesion and Integration Commission chairman Mzalendo Kibunjia said the commission has recommended inclusion of incitement and hate speech as some of the crimes to be considered why vetting potential aspirants. “As we enter into elections, we must have a checklist. Those implicated in corruption, hate speech or any other electoral offense shouldn’t be allowed to contest,” Kibunjia saidSpeaking during a forum on ‘Regional Diversity Conversations” at KICC in Nairobi yesterday, the NCIC chairman warned Kenyans to be cautious of leaders who are endorsed as tribal chiefs by difference communities. Majority of them, he said, don’t qualify to be regarded as national leaders. He said voters should not regard any tribal leader as a national leader, adding that those who use ethnic alignments to propagate their political agenda are a serious hindrance to realization of peaceful coexistence in the country. He said the ongoing police and judicial reforms will be a key boost in addressing incitement and hate speech crimes. “Our judiciary has been very slow in dealing with cases that we filed on hate speech," he said.
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