Outspoken social media blogger Seth Odongo has today been charged with hate speech in a Nairobi court Odongo alias Dikembe Disembe a blogger on Kenya was accused of inciting ethnic emotions through his Facebook account. He allegedly posted a message inciting certain ethnic group in Lamu to remove a certain group of people in the area. The post has ignited debate on how the Government plans to conduct prosecutions over hate. However the law against hate speech does not specify the maximum bail or bond terms leaving the magistrates to make a decision. Odongo was released on a Ksh 5 million bond or Ksh 2 million cash bail.
By Dr.Paul Bundi Karau I arrived at Kanyakine High School on 18th February 1999 a small village boy. I had never been to a boarding school, and certainly this is the furthest from home I had ever gone. The boys who were assigned to escort me to Mungania dorm looked at my stunted height and loudly wondered how I would survive in Beast's school. "Who is Beast?" I asked in bewilderment. "You will know." Musyoki answered curtly. It didn't take me long to know who Beast was. The following day, as the 10 o'clock tea was being served, I heard a commotion, with boys leaving their tea and running helter-skelter towards the classrooms. I was a fresh mono, so I didn't know what was happening. I ran along the pavement, and came upon a mighty man, who appeared to be adjusting his trousers. He yanked his belt and thrust one whip towards me. I had encountered Beast himself. He was tall, imposing, burly and endowed with a thunderous voice that could re...
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