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Nominated Senator Judy Pareno (ODM). [Jenipher Wachie, Standard]
A proposed new legislation in the Senate seeks to outlaw discrimination and incitement of Kenyans along ethnic, religious or racial lines.
The National Cohesion and Peace Building Bill will rein in politicians with loose tongues ahead of next year s General Election. The proposed law could once again rekindle heated debate on the hustler narrative propagated by allies of Deputy President William Ruto against those branded as dynasties.
The Bill sponsored by Nominated Senator Judy Pareno (ODM) is in its first reading, and has proposed investigatory powers on hate speech, discrimination and incitement for the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) and forward the files to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Noordin Haji.
The Judiciary soon went digital, and remote court proceedings became a reality in a bid to ensure the justice system is not crippled.
Proceedings on Zoom became the order of the day, as the elderly and children aged below 13 years were banned from accessing courts premises.
The Judiciary also introduced an email filing system for civil cases.
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However, for 62-year-old Wakibia, technology is a challenge, partly because of his advanced age and partly due to poor network coverage in the remote parts of Nakuru County where he lives. He is therefore unable to attend video-link sessions, neither can he afford a lawyer to follow up the matter on his behalf.
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The National Cohesion and Integration Commission bosses (from left) Abdulaziz Farah, Skitter Wambua (Commission Secretary), Dr Samuel Kobia (Chair), Dorcas Kedogo and Danvas Makori at Crown Plaza Hotel in Nairobi yesterday. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]
The government is tightening the noose on alleged perpetrators of political violence, including shaming them and eventually blocking them off electoral contests.
In a multi-pronged approach, key institutions have swung into action to tame the rising political temperatures by holding isolated incidents to full account, and also promising bad returns for those sowing seeds of discord and mistrust among Kenyans.
Politicians have recently been toppling over themselves to please their masters, including by engaging in public brawls like the ones witnessed in Kisii on Monday.
“I have always defended the Jubilee government’s track record because I know that together with the President we owe Kenyans good leadership and development, since we were elected jointly,” said Ruto.
Ruto said he did not ask the President to support him for 10 years, and that he did not want to rise to the country’s leadership on the basis of ethnic mobilisation and tribal arrangements.
The Deputy President said he would want to be judged based on his performance, asking his rivals not to seek the country leadership using shortcuts and treachery but to sell their agenda to Kenyans.
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