Kenya's deputy president goes on trial at international court


  • World
  • Tuesday, 10 Sep 2013

Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto (C) smiles as he sits in the courtroom before his trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague September 10, 2013. REUTERS/Michael Kooren

THE HAGUE/NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's deputy president appeared before the International Criminal Court on Tuesday charged with co-orchestrating a post-election bloodbath five years ago, a case that will test the stability of a country seen as vital to security in East Africa.

The trials of William Ruto and that of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, which will start in November, have split public opinion, and witness testimonies of the violence in 2007-08 that killed more than a thousand people could stir tension.

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