No, Azimio leader Raila has not threatened to take President Ruto back to the ICC for electoral fraud. - iVerify Kenya

No, Azimio leader Raila has not threatened to take President Ruto back to the ICC for electoral fraud.

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The caption of the video, which is in Swahili, translates to “Raila says he will take Ruto back to the ICC for stealing his votes.”

President William Ruto has previously been charged with crimes against humanity in the International Criminal Court (ICC), an intergovernmental organization and international tribunal based in The Hague, Netherlands, during Kenyan post-election violence in 2007-8.

However, in the video, Raila criticizes President Ruto for making false promises since taking office. The former Prime Minister has made no mention of threatening to return the President to ICC.

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Verified Dec, 08 2022

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Azimio leader Raila Odinga has threatened to take President William Ruto to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for electoral fraud

Rating Justification

The iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has fact-checked this content and established that it is False.

To arrive to this conclusion, the iVerify Network of Fact-Checking Desks has conducted the following process. We watched and analyzed the video and found no mention of the International Criminal Court (ICC) by Azimio leader Raila Odinga, or even a threat to recall President William Ruto for electoral fraud.

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