William Ruto's lead counsel at the International Criminal Court (ICC) Karim Khan has been appointed to represent Kenya in a lawsuit against the British government.
Khan will be representing the Kipsigis and Talai clans in a case relating to claims of mistreatment of Kenyans during the colonial period. The two communities claim that they were tortured by British soldiers and are seeking a settlement of Sh1 Trillion.
Speaking to Capital News, Khan confirmed that he would be representing over 5000 complainants in the human rights violation case.
“I have the privilege of being instructed by the communities of the Kipsigis and Talai in relation to possible claims colonial mistreatment of Kenyans prior to independence. We will look at evidence in regards to that.” Lawyer Khan stated
Khan is a British lawyer and specialist in international criminal law and international human rights law.
He successfully represented Deputy President William Ruto and Ambassador Francis Muthaura at the ICC, after they and four others were charged with organizing violence during the 2007/2008 post-election skirmishes that lead to death of 1,200 people, displacement of thousands and destruction of property.
On Tuesday, ICC judges ruled that DP Ruto and radio journalist Joshua Sang had no case to answer, citing lack of sufficient evidence provided by the prosecution to sustain the trial.
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