Kabete MP Ferdinand Waititu has lauded the International Criminal Court (ICC) for terminating the case that was facing Deputy President William Ruto and radio journalist Joshua Sang.
Waititu said that the termination of cases against Ruto and Sang was due.
Addressing residents on Wednesday at Kabete town the MP said: “The ICC has made a landmark ruling in regards to the cas that was facing Ruto and Sang and we are happy by the court’s decision to terminate the cases."
The MP said that Ruto and Sang were wrongly accused in the case adding that the ICC prosecution failed to provide evidence to link the two on the chaos that rocked the country after the disputed 2007 presidential elections.
“We prayed and believed in the innocence of Ruto and Sang and finally we have seen the truth come out,” said the Kabete lawmaker.
Waititu noted that termination of the cases against Ruto will enable him serve Kenyans more diligently.
He noted that the cases had consumed much of Ruto’s time, money and energy but it is now all over.
On Tuesday the ICC terminated that case against Ruto and Sang. The court’s Trial Chamber bench judges declared case against Ruto and sang a mistrial. The judges dismissed the charges of crime against humanity arguing that the prosecution had failed to convict the suspects.
Judges Chile Eboe-Osuji and Robert Fremr dismissed the evidence presented by Prosecutor Fatou Bensuda. The judges however allowed the prosecution to bring fresh charges against the two if it gets new evidence.
Ruto and Sang were accused of allegedly committing crime against humanity in regards to the 2007/2008 post election violence.
On December 15, 2014 President Uhuru Kenyatta who was also accused of allegedly committing crimes against humanity alongside other suspects was acquitted after the ICC court found no evidence to warrant prosecution.