BBS Mall owners seek NCIC action over Gachagua remarks, cite ethnic contempt

In a detailed letter addressed to NCIC Chairperson Dr Samuel Kobia, the mall’s proprietors, through MMA Advocates, accuse Gachagua of making inflammatory and defamatory statements during a church serv.....

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The owners of BBS Mall in Eastleigh, Nairobi have formally requested the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) to investigate and prosecute former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua for alleged ethnic contempt and hate speech. They accuse Gachagua of making inflammatory remarks during a January 4, 2026 church service, implying their mall was built with fraudulent funds.

The complaint stems from remarks made on January 4, 2026, by Rigathi Gachagua at AIPCA Kiratina Church in Githunguri, Kiambu County.
The mall owners, through MMA Advocates, claim Gachagua's statements indirectly linked their property and the Somali ethnic community to a fraud scheme in Minnesota, United States.
The BBS Mall proprietors cite Articles 27, 28, and 33 of the Constitution and Section 13 of the NCIC Act, which prohibit hate speech and protect equality.

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