The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) has recommended prosecution of Kiambu County Governor William Kabogo over alleged hate remarks.
In a probe file forwarded to the Director of Public Persecutions (DPP) Keriako Tobiko on Monday, NCIC wants Kabogo charged with ethnic contempt.
The NCIC says that the remarks made by Kabogo during a rally at Thika Municipal Stadium in November this year amounts to ethnic contempt and contravenes section 62 (1) of the National Cohesion and Integration Act.
While confirming receipt of the probe file through a press statement to the media, the DPP said that his office will peruse through the file and make a decision on whether to charge or not charge depending on the evidence provided.
“The probe file forwarded to this office will be independently perused and a decision made soonest,” the DPP said in a statement signed by Senior Assistant Director of Public Communications Beatrice Omari.
The DPP said that the decision to prosecute will be based on the evidence provided.
Governor Kabogo is accused of allegedly making inflammatory remarks during a rally at Thika Municipal Stadium during musician John De Mathew’s 30th-anniversary celebrations on November 25 this year.
Kabogo is said to have allegedly warned Cord leader Raila Odinga and Machakos Senator Johnston Muthama of dire consequences if they did not stop insulting President Uhuru Kenyatta.
However, Kabogo distance himself from the allegations saying that he was misquoted and that he did not incite the people and only asked the opposition leaders to stop insulting the government.