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A man arrested\/ FILE<\/p>\nA man arrested\/ FILE<\/p>\n
Detectives have arrested a 32-year-old man over remarks the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said were intended to incite ethnic hatred, hostility and violence against Burundian nationals living and working in Kenya.<\/p>\n
The DCI said the suspect was arrested by detectives from the Buruburu Directorate of Criminal Investigations office following remarks he allegedly made at Jacaranda Grounds in Kayole during a Bunge la Mwananchi event.<\/p>\n
According to the DCI, the remarks were captured on video and later circulated widely on social media, prompting detectives to launch investigations.<\/p>\n
The DCI said preliminary investigations indicated that the remarks allegedly targeted Burundian nationals residing in Kenya and involved in various economic activities, including employment.<\/p>\n
\u201cDetectives are examining the circumstances and intent behind the remarks as part of investigations into possible offences relating to hate speech and ethnic incitement,\u201d the DCI said.<\/p>\n
The suspect is expected to face a charge of hate speech under Section 13(1)(a), read together with Section 62 of the National Cohesion and Integration Act, the DCI said.<\/p>\n
He is also expected to face any other charges that may arise from the ongoing investigations and is scheduled to be arraigned in court tomorrow, according to the DCI.<\/p>\n
The DCI reminded members of the public that freedom of expression is constitutionally protected but said it does not extend to hate speech, ethnic incitement or advocacy of violence.<\/p>\n
\u201cKenya is a diverse nation that is home to people from different ethnic communities and nationalities, including foreign nationals who reside and work in the country,\u201d the DCI said.<\/p>\n
The agency said targeting individuals or communities based on their nationality or ethnicity, particularly where conduct is intended to promote hatred, hostility or violence, would not be tolerated.<\/p>\n
It also cautioned members of the public against taking the law into their own hands or engaging in acts that could undermine peace and public order.<\/p>\n
The DCI said its detectives would continue monitoring public and online spaces for content and conduct that threaten national cohesion, public safety and peaceful coexistence.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose found culpable will be dealt with in accordance with the law, without fear or favour,\u201d the agency said.<\/p>\n
The DCI urged the public to report information relating to hate speech, ethnic incitement or other criminal activity anonymously through the DCI\u2019s Fichua Kwa DCI platform, toll-free hotline 0800 722 203 or WhatsApp number 0709 570 000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A man arrested\/ FILE Detectives have arrested a 32-year-old man over remarks the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI)…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":416637,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[31],"tags":[198068,116105,2172,169387,24684,198067,198066,80,351,89890,352,98,100,36736,353,101,350,99],"class_list":["post-416636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-kenya","tag-bunge-la-mwananchi","tag-burundians","tag-dci","tag-ethnic-incitement","tag-hate-speech","tag-jacaranda-grounds","tag-kayole","tag-kenya","tag-kenya-news","tag-national-cohesion-and-integration-act","tag-star","tag-star-news","tag-star-news-kenya","tag-star-newspaper","tag-star-newspaper-kenya","tag-the-star","tag-the-star-kenya","tag-the-star-newspaper"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@africa\/117236816318066456","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=416636"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416636\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/416637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=416636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=416636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=416636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}