A Kenyan woman is said to be in fear for her life after being exposed on social media as the first witness to testify against William Ruto at his trial before the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Rahab Muthoni, whose identity had been protected, reported to police on Wednesday (September 18) that her image had been circulated on the Internet.
The revelation of the identity of the first witness prompted the presiding judge in the ICC trial of the Kenyan deputy president to issue a stern warning against witness intimidation and revealing the names of protected witnesses testifying in the case.
Ruto, Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta and broadcaster Joshua Sang face crimes against humanity charges for allegedly orchestrating the postelection violence in 2007-08 that killed more than 1,000 people.
