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Listen to this "witness" "But Mr Wekesa appeared to give contradicting pieces of information at a press conference in the exclusive apartments where he is currently being housed in Nairobi.
On one hand, he said he was a key witness of the violence; who also participated in planning, securing weapons and attacking members of the Kikuyu community in Eldoret.
“I am a witness of the killings that were carried out against supporters of the PNU (Party of National Unity) who were mainly from the Kikuyu community,” he told journalists.
“I also attended meetings that planned how the violence was to be carried out and we received instructions from our leaders in Nairobi.”
On the other hand, Mr Wekesa claimed that he was coerced by official of the human rights group to write a statement that implicated Mr Ruto.
It is not clear how Mr Wekesa was allegedly asked by the KNCHR to “twist” his statement.
“Hassan Omar wanted my statement to look like that of other witnesses,” Mr Wekesa said.
Last month, in an interview at Nation offices, Mr Wekesa said that his life was in danger and was requesting the International Criminal Court (ICC) to expedite his departure from the country.
At that time, he said that he could not understand why other witnesses had been flown out of the country and he was left behind.
But it later emerged that the ICC was not interested in his evidence as he was said to have compromised his status - by keeping contact with government officials - jeopardising the entire case."Now,throw in those lawyers and if you are the suspect,you are as good as toast. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
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