MP Kaguchia rejects NCIC directive, says he’ll apologise after court case

Mukurwe-ini Member of Parliament John Kaguchia has said that he will only apologise or retract his alleged divisive remarks after the case against him is conclusively heard and determined.

Mukurweini MP John Philip Kaguchia speaks during a rally in Olkalou on July 9, 2026. Photo/Courtesy

The legislator has pushed back against a ruling by the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC), with leaders allied to the Democratic Congress Party (DCP) backing him.

The leaders have accused the NCIC of bias and questioned the commission’s mandate to deal with the matter.

Hours after the NCIC directed Kaguchia to publicly apologise and withdraw remarks he made at a rally in Kieni on August 1, the legislator dismissed the directive, arguing that the matter is already before the courts.

“It is sub judice. You're discussing a matter already in court. Again, we call this double jeopardy whereby you're prosecuting one person in two areas. So I want to tell NCIC, the issues you have raised, we cannot delve into them until we have handled the matter in court,” Kaguchia said.

Source: Citizen Digital