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Week when Joshua arap Sang turned court translator in his ICC trial

Week when Joshua arap Sang turned court translator in his ICC trial
From Left: Lawyer Katwa Kigen, ICC accused radio journalist Joshua arap Sang and lawyer Joel Bosek outside the ICC courts in past proceedings. Last week, the three came to the aid of the judges by translating witness account from Kalenjin to English. [Photo: File/Standard]

By Wahome Thuku

Kenya: Language barrier hindered proceedings in the trial of Deputy President William Ruto and Radio journalist Joshua arap Sang at the International Criminal Court (ICC) last week.

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