Nakuru Women Representative Mary Mbugua has appealed to residents to desist from propagating hate speech on social media platforms. Mbugua said that the use of hate language on Facebook and Twitter has been propagating hatred among the users hence creating tension. “We urge residents to be careful with what they post online since the messages may be interpreted in different ways by their audience and lead to unwanted results,” she added. She was speaking to the press in Naivasha where she lamented that since there were no active mechanisms to tame hate speech in the social media, users should practice caution. “We are yet to see serious action taken against bloggers and online users who abuse and intimidate members of the other tribes. Most of the cases go to court and fizzle out,” she retorted. Nominated Member of County Assembly Esther Njeri Magere appealed to residents to consider the sensitivity of their posts. “People should question themselves if what they are posting will offend another person. If so, the best way would be to desist from it,” she added. Magere pointed out that many of the posts trending on social media could even lead to ethnic wars if left unchecked. “It’s just a battle of supremacy that is affecting Kenyans. Superiority complex has been transmitted to the social media where every tribe intends to portray itself better than the other. This has to stop,” she concluded.

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