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CORD accuses government of using hate speech charges to muzzle leaders

FROM RIGHT: Cord Leader Raila Odinga, Wiper Democratic Leader Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka, Machakos County Senator Johnston Muthama and Siaya Senator James Orengo arrive during Machakos Senator home welcoming rally at Mulu Mutisya Garden in Machakos town. PHOTO: JOHN MUIA/Standard]

Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) will move to court to seek an interpretation on what constitutes hate speech.

The Opposition claimed the Jubilee government had resorted to prosecutions to stop its leaders from pinpointing the ills of the administration.

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