Mounting political tensions between Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen and former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua have intensified, with Murkomen accusing Gachagua of plotting to revive the outlawed Mungiki sect to intimidate government officials.

• Murkomen vowed to dismantle criminal gangs, specifically targeting those he claims are linked to Gachagua.
• The accusation follows recent exchanges concerning alleged violence and intimidation during the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election.
• Gachagua has previously accused Murkomen of orchestrating state-sponsored violence, while denying any ties to criminal groups.

The National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) is investigating Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale following allegations of making ethnic incitement remarks.

• The investigation was triggered by a formal complaint received by the NCIC, detailing utterances that have circulated on social media.
• Key entity involved: National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC).
• The NCIC stressed that inflammatory remarks threatening national unity have no place in Kenya's democratic discourse and urged political leaders to exercise restraint ahead of the 2027 General Election.

Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has defended remarks made in Mandera County, which have prompted an investigation by the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC), stating his words were taken out of context.

• Aden Duale maintains a Somali proverb he used was misconstrued and not intended to cause ethnic division, but to illustrate the difficulty of changing entrenched habits.
• The NCIC is conducting a "thorough and impartial inquiry" into the allegations of ethnic profiling and incitement.
• Critics, including Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru and several senators, interpreted Duale's remarks as potentially inciting ethnic tensions, particularly ahead of the 2027 General Election.

Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei has called for a probe into former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's alleged hate speech before that of Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale.

• Cherargei accused the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) of applying double standards.
• He demanded an investigation into Gachagua for allegedly referring to the Nandi community as a "militia."
• Duale is under investigation by the NCIC for remarks made in Garissa County, which he claims were a misquoted Somali proverb.