Political analyst Mutahi Ngunyi is set for more trouble in a hate speech case in which he termed Opposition leader Raila Odinga the Lord of Poverty and the Luo and Luhya communities his (Raila's) slaves.
The Office of the Director of Public Prosection now wants to appeal a ruling by High Court Judge Joseph Onguto which terminated the case.
According to senior assistant to the DPP Moses Omirera, the prosecution office was not satisfied with Judge Onguto's ruling adding that appeal papers were being prepared.
Last month, the High Court prohibited the continuation of the case where Ngunyi was accused of hate speech.
Justice Onguto noted that Ngunyi's trial had not followed the 'proper criminal justice process'.
He further indicated that the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) was "in a hurry to prosecute without giving the petitioner room to pursue the alternative window of conciliation".
In 2015, Ngunyi came under heat after posting a series of tweets in which he stated that Mr Odinga was a "Lord of Poverty" while the Luo and Luhya communities were his slaves.
"Raila should be put on TRIAL.The JUDGE: poverty-stricken LUOs. And LUHYAs craving his bondage. CHARGE: selfishness, selfishness, selfishness," one of his tweets read.
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