William Ruto has reiterated that his ICC case collapsed because he was innocent and said no other excuses should be given for this.
The crimes against humanity case against the DP and journalist Joshua Sang was on Tuesday, judges citing witness tampering and political meddling.
"There were no meetings in my house or
anywhere
to plan violence against anyone," Ruto said, concerning the 2007/8 post-poll chaos that left at least 1,200 dead.
He added during a press conference at his residence in Karen, Nairobi, on Friday that arrows and 3,000 guns were not found in his house before the violence.
"People have given all manner of reasons, trying to explain why this case collapsed. Those reasons are false," the Deputy President said.
"There was no meeting in my house to plan PEV, no weapon either. I attended no
fundraising for anything to harm anybody."
Ruto said the case could only have taken a different direction had somebody paid for them to be charged despite their innocence.
"There is no network that I know of that planned violence.
The allegations that were made against me were criminal acts of evil minds that fabricated a case against me," he said.
He said he had forgiven those who falsely testified against him but asked them to repent.
"I have searched my soul... conscience and chosen to forgive those who gave false testimony against me.
I have forgiven all those who fabricated the charges against me," he said.
Regarding those who "conspired, hired and coached witnesses", Ruto said it is his prayer that God will help them.
"Those who colluded to manufacture false witnesses, I pray, may God vindicate them and bring them to repentance," he said.
"Those who conspired know themselves - individuals, civil society groups... It is my prayer God will help them."
Cord leader Raila Odinga had asked President Uhuru Kenyatta to explain his role in at the ICC, claiming an MP acted for him when he allegedly procured false witnesses.
Uhuru also faced crimes against humanity charges but his case was dismissed on December 2014. saying the strong stance of the African Union and members states helped.
In a 95-page
motion, Ruto had said the witnesses used to confirm his charges never took the stand, leaving the prosecution with a “case built almost entirely on hearsay”.
He had been charged with murder, deportation (or forcible transfer of populations) and persecution.
Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda claimed Ruto was the head of a multi-faceted network composed of political, media, financial, tribal and military components whose aim was to expel the Kikuyu from the Rift Valley.
But the DP said Bensouda had failed to link him to businessman Jackson Kibor and former Mount Elgon MP Fred Kapondi, who are alleged to have worked under him.
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