DP Kindiki Warns Politicians Against Inciting Youths to Violence - February 2026

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki on Thursday in Kieni, Nyeri County, cautioned politicians against inciting youths to cause violence, asserting that politics is about ideas, not violence. Kindiki emphasized that leadership is defined by performance, not rhetoric or violence, while commissioning an electrification project in Kieni Constituency. A new report from the Kenyan Ministry of Interior reveals that political violence, including disruptions to rallies and intimidation tactics, is not spontaneous but deliberately organised by political actors. By-elections held across Isiolo, Kakamega, and Embu counties on Thursday were marred by reports of violence and low voter turnout.