A Youth Group from Nyamira County has urged all Kenyan communities to be tolerant to one another by embracing peace and integration.
Speaking on Monday during the Annual General Meeting at Nyansiongo Township, Esise Youth Group asked all Kenyans to preach peace as a way of promoting integration among all communities.
The group’s acting Chairman John Mokaya asked politicians to lead by example rather than inciting Kenyans against certain communities, something he said that derails development.
“Peace is very important in any nation and that is why we are asking all Kenyans to live together in harmony. Members of the political class should respect Kenyans and desist from political rhetoric that may lead to disintegration,” said Mokaya.
He urged youths to stand to be counted by shunning politicians who use them to achieve their ambitions and subsequently abandoning them.
“We have to be extra cautious with political elites. They normally use youths to achieve their ambitions and abandon them afterwards. Let us shun such politicians,” said Mokaya.
They urged Parliament to empower National Cohesion and Integration Commission led by Francis Kaparo so that it can prosecute those spreading hate speech related cases.
“The truth of the matter is we have failed to prosecute politicians who have been preaching hate speech. This is because NCIC has no full mandate to deal with them. This can only be rectified if parliament enacts laws that can empower the Commission,” added Mokaya.