MEMBERS of Parliament accompanying Deputy President William Ruto to his trial at the ICC sang and danced to the National Anthem outside the court yesterday.
Led by National Assembly majority leader Aden Duale, the flag-waving MPs said they had come to lend moral support to their leader.
They said they had no doubt that his innocence will be established “sooner than later.”
Besides Duale, others in the group were MPs Sabina Chege, Florence Kajuju, Maison Leshoomo, Irungu Kang’ata, William Cheptumo, Kimani Ngujiri, Moses Sakuda and Kanini Kega.
“Essentially, we are here for moral support of the accused. We also want to ask Kenyans to remain calm. Ultimately, we know and we believe they will be set free,” Cheptumo, a former assistant minister for justice said.
Kang’ata said the impression created from yesterday’s opening statement by the prosecutor is that the case is “irredeemably weak.”
Sang, who celebrated his birthday on the eve of the trial, said he trusts God to deliver him out of the jaws of the ICC. Over lunch break, he walked out of the courtroom with Ruto but was left alone standing on the steps of the court.
Ruto, his family and entourage sped away in cars for lunch in an undisclosed place. Sang lingered on the steps eventually taking a walk down the street together with his lawyer Kimutai Borsek, looking for a place to enjoy quick lunch.
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