Farah Maalim appears before NCIC over inciteful remarks on Gen Z protests

Daadab MP Farah Maalim on Tuesday presented himself before the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) in response to summons issued on July 10.

The MP recorded a statement in relation to a viral video in which he allegedly made inflammatory statements against Gen Z protestors who participated in the recent anti-tax demonstrations.

According to NCIC, the utterances are likely to incite feelings of contempt, hatred, hostility, violence or discrimination, and affect harmonious coexistence between groups of different political affiliations in Kenya.

In the video, the MP was heard saying that he would have ‘slaughtered’ 5,000 Gen Z protesters for attempting to overthrow the government during the anti-tax protests.

The lawmaker has since distance himself from the claims, stating that his remarks were blown out of proportion.

“I never called for the death of any Kenyans. I didn’t and I will never call for it,” he said.