Violence: Debate rages on Kibaki amnesty hint

Agriculture minister William Ruto dismissed the report describing it as a “sham and a waste of time”.

Speaking on arrival from The Netherlands, Mr Ruto said that Mr Justice Waki had failed in the mandate the mediation team had given him and had instead thrown the country into unnecessary anxiety.

Instead of the Waki team completing the work, he said, it had delayed it by recommending the formation of a tribunal, which will take a long time.

Mr Ruto said that Justice Waki had already incriminated individuals who were in the secret list despite not having evidence against them.

“(Justice) Waki says clearly he had no time to investigate these people and therefore he has no evidence, but at the same time, he is including them in the list instead of completing investigations,” he added.

Mr Balala said it was difficult to implement the Waki report because all Kenyans played a role in the mayhem.

He said leaders facing a tribunal would be too explosive for the country to handle when it quickly required healing.

“We should handle the report very carefully to bring unity. We should unify the country against the costs of divisions,” he said.