A section of Kiambu town residents have expressed mixed reactions following the termination of cases that were facing Deputy President William Ruto and radio journalist Joshua Sang.
Speaking to this writer on Wednesday, a section of residents supported the decision by the court to terminate the cases while others questioned the move by the court to end the cases.
Peter Murigi, a boda boda operator at Kiambu town lauded the ICC move saying that the prosecution ha failed to provide evidence to incriminate Ruto and Sang.
Mr Murigi argued that investigations into the cases were allegedly poorly done and that they could not warrant any trial.
“I think the move by ICC to terminate cases against Ruto and Sang is legitimate because there was no evidence to link the two on the crimes against humanity they are purported to have committed,” he said.
Mr Murigi said that Ruto and Sang were innocent and that the real people who perpetuated the 2007/2008 violence were walking free.
“Ruto and Sang were sacrificial lambs in the cases but finally justice has been made,” he added.
Jane Kirui, a resident questioned the ICC mover to terminate cases saying that the case should have oved to trial.
She alleged that there was evidence as argued by the prosecution to warrant trial of the suspects.
Ms Karui said that the termination of the cases is a blow to the victims of the 2007/2008 violence.
“It is unfortunate that the victims of the 2007/2008 post election violence will never live to get justice,” she said.
Ms Kirui added that “No one is talking about the victims; people are celebrating yet many people lost their lives and property in the violence.”
Ms Kirui urged the ICC and the Kenyan government to find ways of ensuring that the victims get justice.
On Tuesday the ICC terminated cases against Ruto and Sang.
The court said that there was no evidence to warrant prosecution of the suspects.
A section of leaders have lauded the ICC move do drop the cases saying that the cases had been politically instigated to fix some individuals while the perpetrators of the violence were allegedly walking free.