Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu may consider taking legal action against the Kenyan government over the growing number of online insults and mimicry she has been subjected to by Kenyans on social media, Dagoretti North Member of Parliament Beatrice Elachi has cautioned.
Speaking during a televised interview on TV47, Elachi, who has recently been making controversial political remarks, stated that the ridicule directed at Suluhu could form the basis of an international lawsuit, especially under frameworks related to gender and electoral integrity. "President Samia Suluhu can sue us [Kenya].
When she finalises the October 28 election, she can argue using the gender card and say 'when I - a minority woman vying for presidency - was campaigning, Kenyans abused me,'" Elachi said.
She further argued that the kind of insults and cyberbullying directed at Suluhu could amount to electoral violence, which is also prohibited under Kenyan law.
