NCIC Summons MP Farah Maalim Over Controversial Remarks on Gen Z Protesters

The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) has issued a summons to Daadab Member of Parliament, Farah Maalim, in connection with his incendiary comments about recent protests against the controversial Finance Bill 2024. The MP is scheduled to appear before the Commission on Thursday to explain his remarks.

The controversy centers on Maalim's statements, made in Somali, where he claimed he would "slaughter 5000 Gen Z protesters" if he were president of Kenya. This declaration, NCIC states, is potentially inciting and detrimental to national harmony.

"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, contrary to Section 13 (1) (a) of the NCI Act," the Commission declared.

Adding to this, the NCIC emphasized the gravity of the situation, stating, "Hon. Farah Maalim is required to appear before the Commission to assist with the aforementioned ongoing investigations. Failure to appear in person at the said place, date, and time, is an offense as provided under Section 63 (c) as read with Section 63 (e) of the NCI Act."

NCIC Summons MP Farah Maalim Over Controversial Remarks on Gen Z Protesters

Public outcry for Maalim's arrest and prosecution intensified after the circulation of a video in which he made the inflammatory statements. The undated video, now viral, shows Maalim speaking in Somali, expressing that if he were president, he would execute 5,000 young protesters daily.

Maalim accused the young protesters of attempting a coup, claiming, "Children of wealthy business owners, wealthy parents and kids raised on ill-gotten wealth, 80% from one tribe were dropped off in downtown and told to riot and take over State House and Parliament buildings."

In the video, he also stated, "God forbid if I was president I would have slaughtered them, 5,000 of them daily. Serious, there is no two ways about it."

In his defense, Maalim argued that the video was manipulated to malign his image. "It's all editing, cutting and pasting, taking a word from here, another one from here and putting it together. There is a lot of nonsense there. It's Somalis basically who would do that because I weighed in on their politics. It's not the true picture," he asserted.

As the situation unfolds, all eyes will be on Maalim's appearance before the NCIC and the subsequent actions of the Commission in maintaining peace and cohesion in the country.