Kenya: Court Orders 10-Day Detention of Hate Speech Suspect in Viral Video

Kenya: Court Orders 10-Day Detention of Hate Speech Suspect in Viral Video

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has obtained a custodial order to detain a suspect for 10 days as investigations continue into alleged hate speech and ethnic incitement.

Court orders 10-Day Detention of Hate Speech Suspect in viral video

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has obtained a custodial order to detain a suspect for 10 days as investigations continue into alleged hate speech and ethnic incitement. Bare Sahara Ahmed is being held at Kilimani Police Station following orders issued by the Chief Magistrate’s Court at Kahawa Law Courts in Nairobi. The detention is intended to allow investigators sufficient time to complete inquiries into the case. The court al…