DCI Arrests Facebook User Over Alleged Online Incitement, Ethnic Hostility
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NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 28 — The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has arrested a Facebook user over allegations of publishing inflammatory online content containing threats, incitement to violence and ethnic targeting ahead of the 2027 General Election.
The suspect, identified as William Ochieng, was arrested in Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD) following investigations into alleged posts targeting members of the Kikuyu community living in the Rift Valley region.
According to the DCI, Ochieng operates a Facebook account under the name “William Jahome” and is alleged to have published messages calling on members of the community to leave the region ahead of the next General Election.
