After the country recovered from the slippery path of self-destruction in 2007 following the chaotic aftermath of a disputed presidential election, it became apparent that hate speech had a massive role in the whole circus.
As such the Serena Talks spearheaded by Kofi Annan concluded that it was necessary a commission be formed to look into the whole issue of hate speech and incitement. That is how the National Cohesion and Intergration Commission came to be.
The commission previously headed by Mzalendo Kibunjia and which was tasked with the mandate of preaching togetherness and reining in hate mongers did a commendable job and for once we experienced peace after the 2013 elections.
Soon after former National Assembly speaker Francis Ole Kaparo took over from Kibunjia and is still at the helm of the anti-hate speech commission., and with elections just a year away, the commission has now come under sharp focus following claims of being a toothless bulldog unable to bite.
It has been accused of failing to contain the political class who will always have their way even after uttering what is clearly aimed at stoking animosity among Kenyan communities.
The latest incidence in Nakuru on Saturday, where an MP was caught on camera inciting a charged mob to evict a particular community living in the area, is just an example of how politicians have started sounding the drums of war.
The onus therefore lies with the commission to do what is necessary before things get out of hand.