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Kenya: MPs Vote to Pull Out of Hague Court
Capital FM, 5 September 2013
Coalition of Reforms and Democracy (CORD) lawmakers walked out of the National Assembly during charged debate that saw their Jubilee counterparts overwhelmingly approve a Motion… Read more »
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Kenya: National Assembly Passes Motion to Repeal Rome Statute
The Star, 5 September 2013
The National Assembly has approved a motion that seeks to withdraw Kenya from the Rome Statute and repeal the International Criminal Act that obliges the country to cooperate with… Read more »
Kenyan Lawmakers Vote to Pull Out of Hague Court
Days before Deputy President William Ruto begins his trial for crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court, members of Parliament of the ruling alliance have voted to pull out of the International Criminal Court. The case against Ruto, President Uhuru Kenyatta and others was handed to the court when Kenya failed to institute charges against them after post-election killings five years ago.
Key witnesses to the 2007 post-election violence reportedly gave details of how politicians and business people planned and mobilised youths to execute the deadly attacks in Eldoret and Naivasha.
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Members of Parliament have been recalled to discuss a proposal to withdraw from the Rome Statute over President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto's cases being heard ... Read more »
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The International Criminal Court has denied Deputy President William Ruto's request for a break during the trial and ruled that the proceedings be heard daily on the set dates. Read more »
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Uncertainty surrounds the presidency, which is constitutionally protected against all criminal proceedings, a provision not recognised by Hague in the case of President Uhuru ... Read more »
