Deputy President Professor Kithure Kindiki has warned his predecessor, Rigathi Gachagua, against inciting Kenyans.
He spoke as a section of Western region leaders demanded that Gachagua record a statement over an inflammatory poll remark.
Leaders called on the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) to summon former Deputy President Gachagua and have him record a statement stating his utterances are inflammatory and risk causing violence in the 2027 polls.
Speaking in Ikolomani Constituency, Kakamega County, during a development tour, Kindiki warned leaders, especially from the opposition, to desist from rhetoric that threatens peace and instead conduct an agenda-based politics and campaign. "We want to tell our competitors to stop issuing inciteful statements because we will not allow such.