The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) has failed the country in tackling issues of tribalism that has since taken root.
The commission has been vocal in criticizing those tagged with making condescending remarks about other people but have failed to take effective action that will result in jail time of repeat offenders.
Just before the August 2017 general elections, NCIC held various workshops in a bid to educate Kenyans on the importance of peaceful coexistence. However, the country still remained polarized and divided as each people advocated vigorously for their political outfit.
NCIC has also failed to handle vocal politicians who have repeatedly made tribal remarks about other people in the country. These politicians have only made sporadic appearances in Courts and are currently free continuing with their normal activities as if they never made such remarks.
NCIC's failure to show fruits of their talk has led to more Kenyans embracing hate talk since they are aware they will get off the hook.
Today, Kenyans on social media repeatedly make condescending remarks having learned the vice from their political role models. That is why even a song can be composed to dress down another group of people.
The commission should either step up their mandate or be disbanded and resources being channeled towards their daily use used for other meaningful issues.
NCIC should also stop engaging in a lot of rhetoric and in turn act on all hatemongers in the country. The divisions being witnessed today is as a result of failure of the commission to address hate talk from one group of people towards others.
If hate-speech is not handled efficiently, then the country will find itself in the same situation it experienced just after the 2007 general elections. NCIC chair Francis Ole Kaparo and his team should thus use make strategic and systematic reshuffles and handle this problem before disaster strikes.