Kericho Senator Charles Keter wants State officials who 'coached' ICC witnesses against William Ruto sacked
Kericho Senator Charles Keter (centre) is received at the Litein High School grounds by an official of the Litein Faith Church on November 10, 2013. The senator accused some senior government officials of coaching ICC witnesses to testify against Deputy President William Ruto. PHOTO | TIMOTHY KEMEI
What you need to know:
- According to Mr Keter, the government officials he was referring to had gone to great lengths to send people to the ICC to give false testimony against Mr Ruto
- His views were supported by local leaders who expressed confidence that Mr Ruto was innocent of all the charges facing him
Kericho Senator Charles Keter on Sunday sensationally claimed that some individuals who wanted to 'fix' Deputy President William Ruto are currently in government.
The senator, who was speaking during a fundraising ceremony in aid of the construction of the Litein Faith Church sanctuary in Litein Town, Bureti Constituency of Kericho County, said the individuals were behind a plot to send Mr Ruto to the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
“I think it is a shame that the same people who wanted to fix Ruto are sitting comfortably in government. How do you serve the government of the person you wanted to jail?” the visibly annoyed senator asked.
According to Mr Keter, the government officials he was referring to had gone to great lengths to send people to the ICC to give false testimony against Mr Ruto. He called for the officials to be kicked out of government at once and prosecuted for their misdeeds, accusing them of betrayal
THREATENED TO REMOVE OFFICIALS
The Senator – a close ally of Mr Ruto – further hit out at the officials whose names he however refused to divulge, wondering where their loyalty lay as they are allegedly now working for the same leader they tried to have jailed.
Mr Keter went on to say that should President Kenyatta and Mr Ruto find themselves unable to remove the officers, he would marshal the support of like-minded political leaders to have them kicked out of government by any means possible.
“We cannot keep on sharing power with such individuals. Some of us are not ready to negotiate with such people. We are not going to do that because we want the truth to prevail and we do not know where the loyalty of these people really is,” he added.
His views were supported by MPs Benjamin Lang’at (Ainamoi) and Leornard Sang (Bureti) and the more than 10 Members of County Assembly (MCAs) who also attended the fundraising ceremony. The leaders expressed confidence that Mr Ruto was innocent of all the charges facing him at The Hague-based court. (READ: Ruto, Sang ICC trial on a 2-week break)
