Controversial political scientist Mutahi’s Ngunyi whose infamous ‘POVERTY STRICKEN LUOs’ ethnic slur sent Nyanza residents huffing with fury found himself in unfamiliar territory when a tyranny of furious ‘twitterati’ descended on him with tweets and blows.
For a week, he held his ground: “YES. Statistics: 82 percent of people in BONDO live below poverty line.” But when Law Society of Kenya asked the National Cohesion and Integration Commission to investigate hate speech claims against him, it probably dawned on him that he had gone too far.