NCIC under fire over failure to rein in hate speech, ethnic profiling by politicians

Senate Finance Committee Chair Ali Roba (centre left) and Vice Chair Tabitha Mutinda (centre right) during a sensitisation session on the Fourth Basis Revenue Sharing Formula at the Senate Chambers, Nairobi, on May 22, 2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

The Senate has taken to task the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) and National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC) over their failure to take action against political leaders making inflammatory remarks that may ignite violence as the country gears to the next general election.

Senior officials of the two commissions had a rough time explaining to the Senate National Cohesion, Equal Opportunities and Regional Integration Committee over what they have done in the recent past to ensure that the country does not go back to what is witnessed during each election cycle.