National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) and National Police Service have jointly condemned blogger Robert Alai for circulating photos of dead police officers.
Mr Alai had on Monday rebuked the government for ferrying of officers killed in at Wajir over the weekend in a pickup truck without putting them in body bags.
The statement signed by commission secretary Hassan Mohamed added that the photos glorify acts of terrorism and create fear among police officers.
The commission said the photos, if shared, will hurt victims' families and interfere with the country’s unity.
“Whereas Alai has the freedom of expression, such publication can be interpreted as propaganda for war which is not protected under the Constitution of Kenya,” read the statement as quoted by the Standard.
NPS spokesman Charles Owino said it was disappointed to note that some individuals had opted to callously disregard common decency of showing respect to the departed and their families by circulating the gruesome photos on social media.
“The unfeeling act of posting pictures of our fallen heroes online by one blogger is very unfortunate and inhumane,” read the statement in parts.
But in a rejoinder, Alai accused the commission of doing little to execute her mandate, citing ongoing inter clan fights within Marsabit and Isiolo.
“I haven’t seen NCIC condemn ethnic appointments in government or address the real issues threatening cohesion like the current fights in Marsabit,” Alai wrote on his Twitter.
Al-Shabaab militants killed seven police officers in Wajir on Saturday following a landmine explosion. The officers were pursuing militants following the kidnapping of three others.