Court summons Moses Kuria over alleged hate talk on Facebook
Moses Kuria, an activist linked to The National Alliance party, has been summoned to appear in court over alleged hate talk on his Facebook page.
(READ: Hate in the age of Facebook)
Prosecutors said that on May 16, he posted a message on the page with the intent to stir up ethnic hatred between the Kikuyu, Luo and Somali communities.
The post read: “I think it is only a matter of time before Kenyans start violence against PERCEIVED (sic) terrorists, their sympathisers, their financiers and those issuing travel advisories without intelligence. I am not sure I will not be one of those Kenyans. When you touch Gikomba the nerve centre of our economic enterprise, you really cross the line. Brace yourself. Choices have consequences.”
The recommendation to prosecute Mr Kuria was made by the National Cohesion and Integration Commission after complaints by the Law Society of Kenya.
According to the LSK, the posts were intended to incite the public to violence against a specific community.
The LSK referred to the post that was made after twin explosions in Nairobi’s Gikomba market, where 12 people died and dozens others were injured. (READ: Nairobi terror attack leaves 12 dead)
Mr Kuria is one of the contenders for the Gatundu South parliamentary seat, which fell vacant after the incumbent MP Joseph Ngugi Nyumu died.
