Kitui leaders condemn “Duale tape”, and
call for arrest
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By MWINGI TIMES TEAM
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A section of leaders in
Ukambani have come out and vehemently condemned incitement remarks allegedly
made by the National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale in a voice clip that
went viral in the social media on Thursday.
The leaders asked the government to properly
probe the clip in which the speaker is heard inciting his audience to violence.
Their condemnation comes amid mixed reactions from Kenyans in the social media.
In the undated clip which was widely shared in
Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp, the Garissa Township MP was concerned about
people from outside his constituency registering as voters in the area thus
“calling” for the youth to look for “unknown” people during the registration
exercise.
More than 3,000 people from Ukambani region,
majority from areas of Kitui County work and reside in Garissa town.
Kitui Senator David Musila through a statement posted in Twitter urged the Kamba community to remain calm as
leaders followed the matter. He promised to follow up the issue with President
Uhuru Kenyatta.
“I have been alarmed by the statement alleged to
have been made by Hon.Duale. I have in the first instance taken up the matter
with Garissa Senator Hon. Yusuf Haji. We are seeking urgent clarification on
this grave matter,” the statement in part.
PRESSURE MOUNTS ON DUALE
Kitui Members of Parliament Bernard Kitungi
(Mwingi West), Charles Nyamai (Kitui Rural) and John Munuve (Mwingi North)
separately on Friday condemned Duale over the alleged
inflammatory utterances.
Mwingi North MP, Mr. John Munuve said it was
unfortunate if such utterances truly emanated from a national figure like Mr
Duale. “I cannot say he (Hon Duale) made the utterances because I don’t expect
such words to come from a national leader like him,” Mr Munuve told the Mwingi Times on phone. He noted that
more than 800 people from his constituency were working in Garissa and
cautioned leaders against making remarks made to fuel violence to make
political capital.
Mr Kitungi in a short text message to the Mwingi Times called on the Inspector General of
Police Joseph Boinett to ensure Mr Duale is arrested over what he said were a
series of reckless remarks against the Kamba community. “Mr Duale has been on
record making reckless sentiments against our community. He once claimed Al
Shabab should bomb Machakos instead of attacking Eastleigh. And this time he is
allegedly inciting against our people living in Garissa,” said Mr Kitungi
calling for proper investigations into the voice clip.
His sentiments were echoed by Mr Nyamai who
demanded that the Jubilee lawmaker apologize to the Kamba community or else
take full responsibility of anything that would happen to its members living in
Garissa.
DUALE: TAPE UNVERIFIED
Others leaders who condemned Mr Duale are Kitui County
Assembly minority Leader Alex Nganga, Kitui National Youth Council Chair Aggrey
Nzomo and Mwingi Business and Professionals outfit boss Mr Campbell Munyambu.
Mr Nganga said if the sound clip can be
authenticated, then the Jubilee lawmaker “should face full force of the law. He
said Kamba and Somali people have for a long co-existed in harmony and shared a
lot in trade ties and had never experienced political violence.
The Narc MCA asked the government to regulate and
monitor use of the social media to avoid circulating information that can cause
unnecessary tension.
Mr Nzomo and Mr Munyambu pointed out that the
government should not protect anybody who made incitement remarks especially at
a time when the nation is preparing for general elections.
Mr Duale dismissed the voice clip saying it was
neither audible nor verifiable and instead blamed it on his political
detractors, whom he said were out to tarnish his name.
WHAT KITUI SENATOR DAVID MUSILA SAID ON TWITTER
We are seeking urgent clarification
on @HonAdenDuale 's
statement.In the meantime we urge our people to remain calm as we take up the
matter
I have been alarmed by the statement
allegedly made by hon Duale.I have in the first instance taken up this matter
with Garissa Senator Haji
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