Two in false evidence claim talk to police on poll chaos
Phoebe Okall | NATION
Lawyer Charles Koech representing the two accused of giving false evidence Mr Kipkemboi Rono (center) and Mr Ken Wekesa (right) at the CID headquarters on Tuesday.
What you need to know:
- Lawyer claims accused have no case to answer as they only gave oral evidence to commissions
Two people suspected of giving false information to commissions investigating post-election violence have recorded statements with police.
Mr Ken Braziz Wekesa and Mr William Kipkemboi Rono spent more than four hours at the criminal investigations department headquarters on Kimabu Road where they recorded statements.
The are accused of giving false evidence to the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights and the Justice Philip Waki led commission in January 2008, implicating the Eldoret North MP.
The two said they were promised huge amounts of money and asylum in a country of their choice.
The flats they were living in were paid for by KNHCR, in addition to a monthly stipend of Sh60,000.
Their lawyer, Charles Koech, said the two had no case to answer as “they did not swear any affidavit”.
He claimed that they only gave oral evidence. “My clients gave their honest opinion and the police were even pleased with their honesty,” he told journalists camping outside the CID offices.
