President Uhuru Kenyatta. Photo/the-star.co.ke
President Uhuru Kenyatta has revealed that his indictment by the International Criminal Court (ICC) was the lowest in his personal and political life.
In an interview with NTV aired on Monday evening, the head of state said it was a trying moment for himself and his family after the Hague based court accused him and six others of having a role in the 2007/2008 post-election violence that rocked the country.
"That was one of my lowest moments in my personal and political life but I'm glad that it ended and we have been able to move on as a country," he said.
Uhuru recounted how he was busy signing agreements with Japan on behalf of the country when he was mentioned by Ocampo as one of the masterminds of Kenya's darkest moments that saw about 1400 people killed.
"I was busy signing agreements with Japan when I was told that something was being read on TV that needed my attention so I abandoned the agreements to concentrate on the TV only to hear my name being read out," he said.
Uhuru who was then the deputy prime minister and minister of finance was mentioned alongside William Ruto, former Tinderet MP Henry Kosgey, former head of civil service Francis Muthaura, former radio journalist Joshua arap Sang and former police spokesman Hussein Ali.
However all the six have since been cleared by the ICC after the cases collapsed.