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It said the utterances undermined people’s freedom to choose whom to support without threats or communal punishment and created “a real and reasonably foreseeable risk of intimidation, exclusion and harm to peaceful coexistence”.
In a statement on Wednesday, the commission said the remarks made at Kiang’ondu in July 2026 “crossed from legitimate advocacy for identity and equitable development into divisive ethnic generalisation and collective blame”.
NCIC chairman Bishop Kepha Nyamweya Omae said the commission was working alongside the police, Directorate of Criminal Investigations, Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission to enforce standards of conduct among political leaders.
Wainaina appeared before the commission on September 30 as part of investigations into the remarks, where he was interrogated on their context.
Speaking on Radio Generation's Power File show on Monday night, Weke said recent incidents of violence during political activities and by-elections should serve as a warning to political leaders and their supporters.
The commission has rescheduled Iraya’s appearance to Wednesday, September 30, 2026, following his request to have the initial date changed.
In a summons dated September 22, the NCIC directed Barasa to appear before the Commission at Britam Tower, Upper Hill, Nairobi, on September 29 at 10am.
The Political Decency, Peace and Accountability Charter was to be signed on Tuesday at the end of a two-day NCIC retreat aimed at developing measures to curb political violence, incitement and the use of goons ahead of Kenya’s 2027 general election.
Speaking to Radio Generation on Friday, Naituli described Nyoro as an intelligent politician with a strong understanding of economics, but questioned the timing of his political ambitions and the decisions he has made as he seeks to expand his influence beyond his Mount Kenya base
Prof Naituli, however, said political loyalty is not uniform across Kenya. He argued that the Kikuyu have traditionally tended to consolidate around a particular political figure at a given time rather than permanently follow one kingpin
Omae acknowledged that the country’s political temperature was rising, with divisive rhetoric increasingly appearing at political rallies, in broadcast studios and on social media platforms
After his appearance on Tuesday, Ruku said he had been given an opportunity to explain the circumstances surrounding the remarks and provide the context in which they were made.