Witness: William Ruto called for eviction of ‘outsiders’

Journalist Joshua Sang talks with some MPs outside the International Criminal Court after Monday’s proceedings.  [PHOTO:  PIUS CHERUIYOT/STANDARD]

The second prosecution witness in the case against Deputy President William Ruto on his second day at the International Criminal Court was at pains to link the 2008 post-election violence to historical land injustices.

The witness told the ICC how Deputy President William Ruto asked for the weeding and uprooting of “outsiders” from the Rift Valley so that their land could be given to the landless residents, calling them hyenas at a rally in Kitale that was also attended by top ODM luminaries including party flag bearer Raila Odinga.