Kenya: Incitement Case Against 3 Politicians Thrown Out

18 February 2020

A court has dismissed criminal charges on incitement to violence levelled against three politicians, as war on hate speech and inflammatory remarks dip into confusion for lack of a legal backing.

Makadara MP George Aladwa, former Machakos Senator Johnstone Muthama and ODM party activist Japhet Muriira Muroko are the first to benefit with the High Court's declaration that the criminal charge of incitement to violence is based on an unconstitutional legal provision.

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