Victims fault ICC's evidence on suspects

Victims displaced by the post-election violence on Friday expressed doubt at the authenticity of evidence collected by the International Criminal Court against four Kenyan suspects.

Speaking to ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, victims of the Kiambaa church tragedy in Eldoret argued that real victims were never interviewed by Waki and Kriegler commissions of inquiry as well as former ICC Prosecutor Moreno Ocampo.

Speakers at the Kiambaa meeting were chosen randomly from the crowd. Ms Bensouda had day earlier notably dispensed with a list of selected victims lined to address the meeting at Pipeline IDP camp and opted for randomly selected speakers. The change of tactic, seemingly, was meant to dodge coached testimonies.

The victims lamented at the lack of enlightment on victim compensation.

"Compensation is managed by the trust fund for victims which is not part of my office. I will go back and tell them the process needs to be more inclusive," said Ms Bensouda.

At her next stop in Burnt Forest, another hotspot during the post-poll violence, Ms Bensouda said the prosecution will not rely entirely by evidence gathered by the Waki commission.

She also repulsed claims that the prosecution lacks witnesses from the most affected areas.

Ms Bensouda is in Kenya on a fact finding mission. On Friday she visited Kiambaa Kenya Assembles Gospel Church where people were burnt alive during the violence. On Thursday, she he toured Pipeline IDP camp in Nakuru.