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One of the key malls in Eastleigh now wants the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) to probe claims that some malls in Eastleigh were developed through illegal money from Minnesota.

Through lawyer Dennis Mosota of MMA advocates, the owners of the mall say Ex-DP Rigathi Gachagua’s remarks linking businesses in Eastleigh to fraud from Minnesota amount to hate speech.

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On Sunday, January 4, ex-DP Rigathi Gachagua alleged that some malls in Eastleigh were developed through illegal money from the US.

Gachagua, who spoke at the AIPCA church in Githunguri, Kiambu County, also claimed that the owners are connected to influential local politicians. 

“Under their instructions, we write to formally lodge a complaint and to demand action by the Commission in respect of public remarks made by Rigathi Gachagua concerning alleged fraud in Minnesota, United States of America, and the purported linkage of those allegations to Kenya and to identifiable commercial enterprises in Eastleigh,” the letter to NCIC states in part.

“In their natural and ordinary meaning, the remarks move beyond individualised allegations and invite conclusions of commercial culpability without evidence, specificity, or recourse to due process,” the letter dated January 6, 2026 and copied to the Director of Public Prosecutions adds.

The mall, through the advocates, told NCIC that such statements carry influence and authority capable of shaping public perception and commercial confidence, based on the fact that he is a former holder of a high-ranking office.

“Criminal responsibility under Kenyan law is personal, evidence-based, and subject to due process,” lawyer Mosota said.

He added, “On instructions, we hereby demand that the Commission promptly takes up this matter; investigates the remarks in their full context.”

The mall also wants NCIC to invoke its powers to bar media houses from carrying, printing or broadcasting Gachagua’s remarks.

“The continued uncritical broadcast or amplification of such utterances frustrates the objects of the Act and compounds the harm complained of.”