Former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua has revealed his intent to pursue prosecution against President William Ruto at the International Criminal Court (ICC).

Speaking to Kenyans in Seattle, the United States, Gachagua revealed that a team was working under instructions to process potential charges against the president.

According to him, the killings and extrajudicial acts allegedly perpetrated by state operatives against Kenyans 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,

Source: TUKO.co.ke