Kenya: Fresh Shuttle Diplomacy On ICC Cases

30 April 2012

The government is considering engaging in yet more shuttle diplomacy to have the Ocampo Four cases referred to the East African Court of Justice in Arusha.

On Saturday, President Kibaki, Rwandan President Paul Kagame, Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and Burundi First Vice President Thérence Sinunguruza adopted last week's resolution by the East African Legislative Assembly asking for the transfer of the ICC cases to the EACJ. "The communiqué released after the meeting outlined the way forward. The committee established to advise the EAC heads of state will do so by the end of May this year," the head of presidential press service Isaiah Kabira said yesterday.

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