Mutahi Ngunyi. [Photo/kahawatungu.com]The government of Kenya has asked Google to pull down a video in which political analyst hypothesises that Joseph Nkaissery was assassinated.Nkaissery died on July 8 after he collapsed in his house in Karen, Nairobi.A post morterm conducted on the general’s body revealed that he died of a heart attack.Through his YouTube channel ‘The Fifth Estate’, Ngunyi asks rhetorically, "Did Nkaissery really die or did they force him to die?" then concluded, “in my view, Nkaissery was assassinated.”Ngunyi argues that the late was fit and had no history of illness, alleging a foul play.
The late Nakaissery in a jovial mood a day before he passed on. [Photo/Courtesy]
The video has more than 185,600 views on Facebook, and over 195,000 views on YouTube.ICT Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru singled out Ngunyi’s channel, as one of those that could promote hate speech."We have seen a lot of activity online during the campaign season and I can tell you that almost everyday, there is someone calling me to take down some piece of inciting content," said the CS.