Deputy President William Ruto has welcomed the ICC ruling barring use of recanted evidence in his case saying it is an answered prayer.
In his first public address since the , the DP thanked Kenyans for praying for him and former journalist Joshua Sang as they face their crimes against humanity cases at the Hague.
Ruto was speaking on Saturday morning at Toroso High School in Mount Elgon where he had gone to oversee the launch of an empowerment programme to improve its infrastructure.
The DP said the ruling is also motivation to keep working at uniting Kenyans.
“I am happy because we can see God answering our prayers for a united and peaceful Kenya. I want to thank the millions of Kenyans who prayed for Sang and I," the DP said.
"We want to thank God for answering the prayers as the truth is plain for all to see."
Ruto added that the Jubilee administration is working at uniting all Kenyans regardless of their ethnicity, religion or geography.
“What happened in the past is what has made us decide to unite Kenya and do away with divisions on the the basis of ethnicity and religion. We want a united Kenya for all."
Ruto was speaking barely 24 hours after the Appeals Chamber of the international court ruled that an amendment to its rules allowing the use of recanted evidence, was detrimental to Ruto and Sang.
ICC chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda suffered a major blow in her case against Ruto and Sang after the Appeals Court reversed a ruling permitting the use of recanted evidence.
Delivering the ruling on Friday, Judge Piotr Hofmański said amendments to Rule 68 were applied retroactively in the cases against Ruto and Sang after their trial had started.
The judge described the move as detrimental to fair dispensation of justice as the defence could not cross-examine witnesses based on the recanted evidence.
