August 10, 2016
Following a consultative meeting between His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta and the Council of Governors led by chairman Governor Peter Munya, the following resolutions have been agreed upon for purposes of maintaining a stable, peaceful and cohesive country in the run–up, during and after the 2017 General Elections:
1. That any person that engages in incitement or hateful speech will have stern action taken against them irrespective of status or position. We must be clear that we shall not balkanize the country for whatever reason or purpose.
That security agencies have been given the full mandate, in terms of existing laws, to deal with perpetrators of hate speech and incitement according to the law.
That particular attention and action will be taken should there be misuse of social media and vernacular broadcasters, and especially radio stations in the propagation of hate speech or incitement.
2. That the security arrangements between the National Government and County Governments will be operationalised through, among other issues, the launch of the County Policing Authority, which coordinates National Government and County Governments on policing issues.
3. That the National Government and the County Governments will collaborate on speedy issuance of National Identification Cards to ensure that all eligible Kenyans have the ID cards and can participate in elections as is their constitutional right.
10th August 2016
State House, Nairobi
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