Kenya: Ruto Appears Before Human Rights Body - AllAfrica.com

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ODM Pentagon member, Mister William Ruto, have appeared before the Republic Of Kenya National Person Rights Committee (KNHRC) to reply inquiries on post-election violence.

Ruto visited the KNHRC and was met by two commissioners and two functionaries who took his statement for nearly two hours.

Eldoret North MP, Mister William Ruto, talks to journalists after a award giving ceremonial at Segero Amalgamated Secondary School in his constituency on Saturday. He said elections should be held if Kibaki and Raila neglect to hold on a new cabinet. Picture by Simon Peter Ochieng

"We had a blunt and blunt treatment and I establish them (KNHRC) unfastened minded, unlike others conducted by groupings set on pointing fingers and creating theories," he said.

According to a KNHRC statement, Ruto defended himself on Friday against any engagement in the post-election violence, saying he was in Capital Of Kenya when pandemonium erupted in Rift Valley.

The Eldoret North military policeman termed the treatment 'genuine'.

He told the commissioners that he left Eldoret on December 28 and never returned until after two months.

The committee later called a fourth estate conference to explicate why it had summoned the legislator.

"Ruto came here and was met by our commissioners. We are not hiding anything. We called him and he came," said the committee Vice-Chairperson, Multiple Sclerosis Firenze Simbiri-Jaoko.

She said they called Ruto as a senior politician in the state and because he hailed from a part that was heavily affected by the post-election violence.

" He came to share with us the information he has. We necessitate cooperation from all Kenyans," said Jaoko.

Ruto hailed the mode the rights committee was handling its investigations. He termed the commissioners' attack 'genuine'.

Seperately Ruto desires elections held should the two principals - Kibaki and Raila -fail to hold on the composition of cabinet.

Ruto said the continued hold in announcing the cabinet was creating unneeded latent hostility and anxiousness among Kenyans.

He expressed optimism that Kibaki and Raila would interrupt the deadlock.

"We have got ceded enough evidence and if Cabinet composition is about 'kuleta noma' (bring trouble), then we should travel for an election because we won in the last one," he said.

Speaking at Segero Girls, Ruto said ODM would stay house against a distended cabinet.

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At the same time, Ruto lost his father on Saturday morning.

Daniel Kipruto Cheruyoit Samoei, 78, died at his Kamagut place in Uasin Gishu District.

Prime Minister-designate Raila Odinga sent his commiserations to the family. "I knew Mzee personally. He was my good friend and we shared a lot," he said.