Commentary By Leo Odera Omolo In Kisumu City.
The National Cohesion and Integration Commission must move with speed and ensure that all presidential aspirants ensure they restraint their backup supporter from making public utterances which amounted to hate speeches.
Such stringent measures should include restraining their supporters from composing and singing songs whose contents are full of derogatory and disparaging lyrics targeting their rivals in the presidential race.
By doing so, the NCIC would save this our beloved nation of Kenya from going to the dogs and plunging Kenyans into mayhem and bloodbath similar t the one witnessed in 2007.
In this context, I have in mind what has late has became the tradition campaign style of one of the MPs from Western Province who has always been in the campaign entourage of the DPM Musalia Mudavadi who has been conducting the campaign songs, which in my view are full of hate speech.
The Ikolomani MP Dr Bony Khalwale who has of late seized every opportunity whenever he opened his big mouth in singing filthy songs hastily composed specifically for the purpose of derogatorily despising and slanderous towards the Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
I am sure for certain like anyone else in this country that Khalwale’s disparaging songs contributes no added value in Mudavadi’s popularity, but are capable of sparking off communal hatred between the overzealous Luo supporters of Raila Odinga and their Luhyia neighbors.
Hon Mudavadi, the moderate politician who I have a lot of respect for appear to be enjoying these disparaging songs during his meetings and take no action in cautioning his fiend Khalwale and refrain him from carrying out the songs bad mouthing Raila Odinga during his public and campaign rallies, though the lyrics and always song in full views of TV viewers among them Raila Odinga’ supporters.
It is time the NCIC intervene or take the necessary y instituting legal action similar to those it is contemplating filing I court against the Environmental Minister Ali Chirau Makwere. NCIC legal actions must not be selective against certain individuals, but must be aimed at protecting every aspirant from erratic politicians from king obvious mistakes and carried by emotions during the pubic address.
Dr Khalwale is a highly qualified medical doctor and since when did he change his profession from medical practitioner a pop-singer? He is just a mischievous person nursing high degree of hate against Raila Odinga. The doctor had gained a lot of respect among Kenyans ever since his major contributions to the Grand Regent Hotel financial scandal. But of late his political prowess is slowly and gradually drifting towards the category of the likes of cheap treasury. hunters like Tony Gachoka.
Musalia Mudavadi has started his presidential campaign well, but signs of blunder immediately emerged when he allowed himself to be surrounded by masters political manipulators like Mark Too {the so-called Bwana Dawa} a man who has never won even a civic seat in his native Nandi North district who have perfected I the art of political manipulations and deceits.
Kenya are watching carefully toe politician who thrives on hate speeches in order to achieve their goal. I have also respect to other presidential aspirant like Ms Martha Karua. Peer Kenneth, Raila Odinga and prof Kiyapi who only articulating their places and dwelt mostly on issue based campaign ,steering clear of utterances aimed a discredit their opponents. May God bless them.
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