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The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) has summoned former Makadara MP Reuben Ndolo over remarks he allegedly made during a church service in Embakasi East.
The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) has summoned former Makadara MP Reuben Ndolo over remarks he allegedly made during a church service in Embakasi East on Sunday, October 18.
In a summons notice on Tuesday, October 20, the commission said it was investigating utterances made by Ndolo at Jesus Teaching Ministry Church in Donholm, Nairobi, and directed him to appear before the commission for a hearing on Monday, October 26.
"The National Cohesion and Integration Commission is Investigating utterances made by you in Embakasi East Constituency on Sunday, October 18, 2026 at the Jesus Teaching Ministry Church in Donholm," the notice read.
The remarks cited by the commission covered several political issues, including praise for church leader Apostle Bishop Maiyuru, references to political leaders and discussions about political mobilisation in the Nyanza region.
Ndolo also spoke about his relationship with political figures, including former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, while criticising leaders he accused of abandoning Ida Odinga amid political disagreements.
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He further made remarks about political mobilisation, young leaders and the race for the governorship, before referring to his involvement in organising supporters in Bondo, Busia and Luanda.
The commission directed Ndolo to appear at its offices on the 17th floor of Britam Tower in Upper Hill, Nairobi, at 2 pm on October 26, 2026, to respond to the allegations under investigation.
"Pursuant thereto, you are hereby to appear before the Commission at its offices situated on the 17th Floor, Britam Tower, Upper Hill, Nairobi on Monday, 26th October 2026 at 1400hrs, for a hearing into the matter under investigations," the notice added.
NCIC stated that Ndolo would be given an opportunity to respond to the allegations, present evidence and make representations before it reaches a determination on the matter.
"At the hearing you will be afforded an opportunity to respond, adduce evidence and make any representations you wish the Commission to consider.
"The hearing will constitute your opportunity to be heard before the Commission makes its determination on the material before it," the notice further read.
NCIC also warned that failure to attend the hearing could lead to legal action, including the issuance of warrants of arrest or the institution of criminal or contempt proceedings.
"Take notice that failure to appear in person at the aforementioned place, date, and time, will lead to warrants of arrest being issued for your arrest and production before the Commission and/or the institution of criminal and/or contempt proceedings against you," the notice concluded.
This comes weeks after NCIC determined that Mukurweini MP John Kaguchia's public utterances were threatening, intimidating, and coercive.
NCIC Chairperson Kepha Omae said that Kaguchia's remarks called upon listeners to identify, pursue and socially exclude people because of their political choice, including withholding support at funerals, dowry ceremonies and during illness.
Omae stated that the Commission found that the utterances undermined people's freedom to choose whom to support without threats or communal punishment.
Consequently, NCIC issues seven corrective measures to Kaguchia for remedial conciliation, including unequivocally withdrawing the calls to record, follow, remove or deny communal assistance to locals because of their political choices.
"Issue a public apology and corrective statement in Kikuyu, Kiswahili and English, with prominence and each reasonably comparable to the original speech," Omae directed.
The MP was ordered to affirm everyone's freedom to support a candidate without intimidation or exclusion, and give a written undertaking against establishing or encouraging political lists or records for surveillance, intimidation, discrimination or coercion.
Kaguchia was instructed to publicly call upon supporters and community members to stop identifying, recording, pursuing, threatening or excluding people for political coercion or social punishment.
Other remedial conciliation measures instructed include giving a written undertaking against repeating, publishing, endorsing or encouraging the impugned statements or statements with substantially similar effect, and organising and funding a restorative peacebuilding and social cohesion activity or activities at his own reasonable cost.
