This archive report was first published on 22 June 2020.
On June 26, 2020, Kikuyu gospel artist John Muigai Njoroge will face the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) for interrogation over a song published on his YouTube channel.
The song, 'Ino Migunda,' was released on July 15, 2020, and has garnered over 600,000 views. The NCIC alleges that the song contains words that are deemed threatening and insulting, and likely to affect harmonious co-existence between Kenyan communities.
According to the NCIC, Muigai's song is being investigated under section 13(1) (a) of the National Cohesion and Integration Commission Act, which prohibits words that are calculated to be threatening and insulting.
Muigai was previously arraigned in court in 2012, along with Mark Kamande wa Kioi and the late John Ng'ang'a, for incitement and hate speeches in their songs.
It is worth noting that the NCIC has issued a summons to Muigai, which must be obeyed as if it were issued by the High Court, pursuant to section 29 of the NCI Act.
