Rigathi Gachagua Says His Team Is Gathering Evidence to Charge William Ruto in ICC
- Former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua seems committed to his pursuit against President William Ruto
- After months of aggression against Ruto in Kenya, his next stop is the International Criminal Court (ICC)
- Gachagua said that the killings of Kenyans on the streets and at the hands of the police are enough and meet the threshold to institute prosecution against Ruto at the Hague-based court
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Former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua has revealed his intent to pursue prosecution against President William Ruto at the International Criminal Court (ICC).
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Speaking to Kenyans in Seattle, the United States, Gachagua revealed that a team was working under instructions to process potential charges against the president.
Why Gachagua wants Ruto tried in ICC
According to him, the killings and extrajudicial acts allegedly perpetrated by state operatives against Kenyans in the recent past were enough to institute proceedings against Ruto.
"The killings that are taking place in Kenya are all crimes under the Rome Statute and are admissible before the International Criminal Court. I want to confirm that we have put up a team that is documenting all the atrocities, all the killings, all the displacements, all the disappearances, and all the abductions. And we have a team that is putting evidence together to take William Ruto to the ICC at the Hague," he said.
He seemed to draw inspiration from Ruto's previous appearance at the court.
Gachagua exuded confidence in his team to put up a watertight case against the president.
Further, the former deputy president explained plans to put up another team to document the atrocities allegedly committed by the state against civilians with the intent of compensating them should they form government in 2027.
"And you know the case against him for the 2007 post-election violence was not concluded. It was put on hold when witnesses disappeared. So his file is still open. In addition, we have formed a committee under Justin Muturi, the former Attorney General, the Committee on Restorative Justice, that again is looking at issues that when we form government, we will look into the compensation of Gen Zs who have been abducted and killed and other families that have faced atrocities under this administration," he said,
Ruto is among the six Kenyans who were acquitted by the ICC after their crimes against humanity charges were dropped.
They had been accused of involvement in the post-election violence in 2007-2008.
Gachagua had earlier dismissed the Kenyan authorities' ability to address the issues he wants interrogated at the ICC.
Why Gachagua doesn't trust Kenyan institutions
He argued that the state's instruments of justice and the judicial system are under the capture of the president, hence the lack of confidence in their handling of the matters he raised.
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This was after Ruto asked Gachagua to report to the authorities any evidence he had of the state partaking in atrocious acts against civilians.
He criticised Gachagua for promoting baseless claims intended to turn the public against his administration.
The president urged his former deputy to share any credible details about those responsible for the recent unrest and property damage with the appropriate channels for action.
Ruto accused Gachagua of exploiting the sufferings of Mt Kenya entrepreneurs affected by violence for personal political gain.
According to Ruto, Gachagua had crossed the line by using the pain of those affected by chaos to fuel opposition against the government.
Source: TUKO.co.ke
