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Ruto allies sue NCIC over hatupangwingwi phrase

Deputy President William Ruto at the Hermosa Gardens in Karen on April 9, 2022 [David Gichuru, Standard]

A group of lawyers affiliated to Deputy President William Ruto have filed a suit against the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC).

In the petition filed in the High court of Kenya under Judicial review division, the lawyers argued that the commission acted against the law when they announced the ban on some words.

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