Lead image for DPP warns against incitement and hooliganism.
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Renson Ingonga has warned politicians accused of fuelling political intolerance through inflammatory remarks and sponsoring criminal gangs, saying his office will pursue more arrests as part of efforts to safeguard peace and the rule of law.
Speaking at the Kakamega County Headquarters during an official visit by Chief Justice Martha Koome, who paid a courtesy call on Governor Fernandes Barasa, Ingonga said the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) would not hesitate to prosecute any individual found culpable of incitement once sufficient evidence is gathered.
His remarks come amid heightened political tensions and renewed concerns over inflammatory political rhetoric, following the arrest of Mukurweini MP John Kaguchia and recent calls by President William Ruto for security agencies to dismantle criminal gangs allegedly operating under political patronage.
"We have the issue of politicians giving inflammatory remarks, and I want to state categorically that we are going to put an end to such a trend," Ingonga said.
"We have indeed arrested one, and he is before the justice system, but we are going for more."
The DPP cautioned Kenyans against being misled by divisive political utterances, saying leaders have a responsibility to promote national unity rather than deepen divisions.