Deputy President William Ruto on arrival at JKIA from The Hague on
September12, 2013. He was received by leaders among them Senator Linet
Kemunto (right). PHOTO/WILLIAM OERI
Deputy President William Ruto jetted back into
the country on Thursday morning from The Hague, Netherlands where he
attended his trial before the International Criminal Court.
Ruto arrived at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport shortly after 6am and was accompanied by his wife Rachel.
He
left the country on Monday to attend the trial against him and radio
presenter Joshua Sang but the case was adjourned Wednesday because the
prosecution could not get her first witness in time.
Ruto
was received at JKIA by Labour Cabinet Secretary Kazungu Kambi, Centre
for Multiparty Democracy chairman Omingo Magara, Senators Kipchumba
Murkomen and Linet Kemunto among other leaders.
Seeking
adjournment in the case, Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said the
unidentified witness was travelling from an undisclosed location
elsewhere in Europe and was expected to arrive at The Hague on Thursday.
The
adjournment on just the second day of the highly-anticipated trial came
at the end of a hard-hitting opening statement from Mr Sang’s lawyer
Katwa Kigen, who adopted Mr Ruto’s stance in calling on the prosecution
to abandon the case early for lack of evidence.
Picking
up from where Mr Ruto’s lawyer Karim Khan had concluded the previous
day, Mr Kigen dwelt in detail on what he charged were major gaps in the
prosecution case for which the only remedy was withdrawal of the charges
before any more time was wasted.
Monday is a public holiday in the Netherlands so the court will reconvene next Tuesday.
SOURCE: DAILY NATION.
SOURCE: DAILY NATION.
