His Excellency : Ruto Appointed As Acting President By Uhuru As He Attends Status Conference At Hague

President Uhuru Monday ended days of anxiety among Kenyans by announcing that he would be honouring summons by the ICC to attend October 8 status conference. During a special sitting of the Parliament, the president also announced that he had appointed DP William Ruto as acting President during the time that he will be at The Hague.

The president however made it clear he was attending the status conference on his personal capacity since he was charged before he became as president and his status as Head of State is not on trial. He said the move should not be used to set precedence for other sitting Heads of State to honour ICC summons.

The president however made it clear he was attending the status conference on his personal capacity since he was charged before he became as president and his status as Head of State is not on trial. He said the move should not be used to set precedence for other sitting Heads of State to honour ICC summons. Uhuru maintained that he is innocent of all the accusations levelled against him and expressed optimism that the case will be terminated since even the prosecutor has admitted that there is no sufficient evidence to enable the case to go on.

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