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Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale during a wedding ceremony in Garissa Town on Sunday July 26, 2026. [Courtesy]

Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has declared that he will not honour any summons from the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) unless former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is also summoned over what he describes as inflammatory remarks targeting the Somali and Muslim communities.

Speaking during a wedding ceremony in Garissa Town on Sunday, Duale accused the commission of applying double standards in the enforcement of hate speech laws, insisting that all political leaders should be subjected to the same legal standards regardless of their position or political affiliation.

"I want to tell NCIC, the day you are going to summon Rigathi Gachagua is the day you are going to summon Aden Duale. The day I appear before NCIC, I will walk in together with Rigathi Gachagua," Duale said.