Duale says he will not honour NCIC summons unless Gachagua is also called

Duale says he will not honour NCIC summons unless Gachagua is also called
Duale says he will not honour NCIC summons unless Gachagua is also called - Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale speaking during a wedding ceremony in Garissa on July 26, 2026. (Photo: X/Aden Duale)
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale speaking during a wedding ceremony in Garissa on July 26, 2026. (Photo: X/Aden Duale)

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Duale accused the commission of applying double standards in handling alleged hate speech cases, saying the law should be enforced fairly and without discrimination.

Duale: I won’t honour NCIC summons unless Gachagua is also called
Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has said he will not honour a summons by the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) unless former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is also summoned.
Speaking during a wedding ceremony in Garissa on Sunday, Duale accused the commission of applying double standards in handling alleged hate speech cases, saying the law should be enforced fairly and without discrimination.

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"I want to tell NCIC, the day you are going to summon Rigathi Gachagua is the day you are going to summon Aden Duale. The day I appear before NCIC, I will walk in together with Rigathi Gachagua," Duale said.
The Health CS insisted he would not comply with any summons unless Gachagua was also called to answer over remarks Duale alleged targeted the Somali and Muslim communities.
“If you do not bring Rigathi Gachagua before you for the statements he made about the Somali community and Muslims, you cannot write me a letter. I will not comply,” Duale affirmed.

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Duale accused the former deputy president of making divisive remarks, including questioning the appointment of members of the Somali community to senior government positions, particularly in the security sector, and making derogatory comments about Somali business leaders.
He argued that if the NCIC is committed to combating hate speech, it should investigate all leaders equally regardless of their political affiliation or status.
The Cabinet Secretary also rallied support for President William Ruto's re-election, saying leaders from North Eastern Kenya and other pastoralist counties would mobilise support for the President in the next General Election.
According to Duale, the President has earned the region’s support by addressing historical injustices that had affected the Somali community for decades.
“For more than 60 years, the Somali community was discriminated against in accessing identity cards, passports and birth certificates. President Ruto came, saw the problem and changed it,” he said.
Duale's remarks come days after the NCIC confirmed it had opened investigations into comments he made in Somali during a public event in Lafey, Mandera County, following complaints that the remarks amounted to ethnic incitement.
However, Duale has denied the allegations, saying his remarks had been taken out of context.

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