DPP orders DCI to probe Nairobi preacher over ethnic incitement

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has ordered the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to probe a Nairobi preacher for making statements it says could exacerbate ethnic tensions countrywide.

In a statement released on Saturday, the ODPP, while referencing the preacher's utterances, noted that his statement could incite ethnic contempt, hatred, hostility, violence and discrimination among Kenyans.

"In one of the videos, the speaker utters the words: "...while Kikuyus are fighting Luos, Woriahs are taking over Kenya." In the other video, the speaker says: I will make myself part of the people who have started the struggle for the liberation of the Kikuyu. I will tell these people that our enemy is not Ruto, our enemy is the Somalis," noted the ODPP.

The ODPP subsequently directed the DCI and the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) to promptly submit their investigation findings to the agency for further action.

"Pursuant to Article 157 (4) of the Constitution, the DPP has directed the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in conjunction with the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) to expeditiously can out investigations and forward the resultant investigation inquiry files for perusal and advice," added the statement.