All should tone down political rhetoric before it is too late

Utterances by former Prime Minister Raila Odinga during a campaign stop in Kajiado last week have kicked up such a fuss; one would think the sky is about to fall down. Predictably, Jubilee's top brass has jumped in, calling for Odinga's arrest for what they see as a call to purge the cosmopolitan county of 'foreigners'.

Depending, there are those who find Odinga's comments a case of leader incitement. Already, officers from the National Cohesion and Integration Commission are on the case. If, after investigations the incitement claim is confirmed true, Odinga should face the law. Conversely, if he were to be found innocent, for misrepresenting the facts; the Jubilee brigade led by Deputy President William Ruto, Leader of the Majority in Parliament Aden Duale and Cabinet Secretary for Interior Joseph Nkaiserry should be held culpable for whipping up emotions for no reason at all.