Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has accused the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) of selectively applying its mandate.
In a statement on Thursday, July 17, Sifuna said the NCIC allows pro-government politicians to make hateful comments without consequence, only springing into action when someone from the opposition makes the same remarks.
“The way the NCIC works is simple. They will let politicians from the ruling side spew hate as they watch and wait until one person in the opposition says something similar then pretend to call 'both sides.'
"In fact, I know exactly what I need to say so that I can be summoned along with MPs William Kamket, Oscar Sudi, and Nelson Koech," he said.
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Belgut MP Nelson Koech has been on the spotlight over the past few days after calling for the use of deadly force against protestors.
Speaking in support of President William Ruto’s 'shoot the legs' order on Thursday, July 10, the MP insisted that law enforcement officers must not hesitate to kill if their lives or the lives of citizens are in danger.
"President William Ruto said shoot but do not kill; I want to repeat it here, in fact, shoot and kill. You cannot have someone coming after your life and you do not want to shoot and kill.
"You cannot have someone who is going to terrorize you and your family and you are telling me you cannot shoot and kill. You cannot have someone who is coming after your business, armed with weapons, and you want to tell me that you cannot shoot and kill," he said.
The last time NCIC sprung into action is in May when it condemned remarks made by former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in which he allegedly likened the 2007/08 post-election violence to a 'Christmas party.'
In a statement on Wednesday, May 21, the commission termed the comments as dangerously insensitive, warning that it risks undermining years of national healing and peacebuilding.
“We are concerned by Hon. Rigathi Gachagua, Former Deputy President, recent remarks, in which he referred to the 2007/2008 post-election violence as a 'Christmas party.'
"Certainly, these thoughts are not only appalling but dangerously insensitive to the pain, loss, and trauma suffered by thousands of Kenyans during one of the darkest chapters in our history,” the statement read in part.
