The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) has denied viral social media claims that it summoned Democracy for Citizens party leader Rigathi Gachagua over alleged inflammatory statements. However, the NCIC has not clarified whether Gachagua’s remarks warrant a summons or if they amount to hate speech. They further argued that Gachagua’s remarks repeatedly referenced ethnicity, implying collective culpability of the Somali community. The lawyers said this amounts to ethnic vilification and urged the NCIC to censure Gachagua for his comments. The complaint urged NCIC to determine if the remarks amounted to ethnic contempt or hate speech, issue a censure, and recommend Gachagua for prosecution.

Source: Daily Nation January 08, 2026 11:08 UTC