Deputy President William Ruto has warned his troop to be sensitive about their language to avoid hate speech t after Linturi’s controversial remarks over the weekend.
This comes barely days after Meru Senator Mithika Linturi, a close ally of the deputy president described those opposed to William Ruto’s presidential bid as Madoadoa who he said must be ejected.
But speaking on Monday, January 10, during a rally at the Bomet Green Stadium in Bomet County Ruto warned his brigade to desist from hate speech and inciteful remarks.
“As we approach the August 9, General Election, I want to tell members of my team that all of us must mind our language, all of must be careful about what we say so that we can unite this country because that is what the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) believes in,” William Ruto said.
While apologising on behalf of Senator Linturi, the former Eldoret North MP further urged security agencies including the Director of Criminal investigations not to deal with hate speech purveyors selectively.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the agencies charged with security and ensuring we have a peaceful election must apply the law in a manner that does not create two sets of laws for two sets of groups,
“We want every hate speech purveyor and inciterr in Kenya, whether they belong to UDA or the other side, to face the full force of the law so that we can secure our nation,” he said.
This was after Senator Mithika Linturi who is allied to the deputy president was arrested on Sunday, January 9, over inciteful remarks while Kitutu Chache MP Richard Onyonka is still walking freely despite the fact that he too made statements believed to cause unrest ahead of the August 9, elections.
