ODPP Orders Arrest of Popular Nairobi Pastor Over Alleged Ethnic Incitement.
ODPP Orders Arrest of Popular Nairobi Pastor Over Alleged Ethnic Incitement: In a statement, the ODPP directed the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to start immediate investigations into the pastor’s sentiments.
In a video that has since featured widely on the internet, the preacher could be heard making comments against some ethnic groups in Kenya.
“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…” the preacher could be heard saying.
“While Kikuyus are fighting Luos, Woriahs are taking over Kenya,” the preacher added.
His statements immediately sparked outrage from a section of Kenyans, drawing attention from the Office of the director of public prosecution.
One netizen wrote,”Very sad indeed, if this is the kind of preaching in the mainstream church, then action should be taken,”
“I think it’s high time the DCI should wage a prosecution for this kind of hateful speech,2 another commented.
According to the prosecutors, the preacher’s remarks could incite ethnic contempt, hatred, hostility, violence, or discrimination among Kenyans.
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