Kenya: Hague Court Rejects Leaders' Bid to Escape Trial

The International Criminal Court has rejected appeals challenging its jurisdiction over cases involving top Kenyan officials dubbed the Ocampo Four.

Uhuru Kenyatta, a co-accused in the ICC trial.

  • Kenya:   CID Seeks Identity of ICC Witness

    The Star, 23 May 2012

    THE ICC is unlikely to disclose to the Kenyan police the exact status of a Kenyan at the centre of witness tampering investigations. The police have demanded to know if the man -… Read more »

  • Kenya:   Postpone ICC Cases Until After Elections - Kiplagat

    The Star, 23 May 2012

    The chairman of the Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission Ambassador Bethel Kiplagat has joined calls to have the trial of the four Kenyans at The Hague postponed. Kiplagat… Read more »

  • Kenya:   ICC Lawyers in Country for Fresh Evidence

    The Star, 23 May 2012

    Top lawyers and investigators from the International Criminal Court have made a fresh visit to the 2007-08 post-election violence hot spots in Eldoret, Naivasha and Nakuru. The… Read more »

  • Kenya:   Defence Lawyers Warn ICC Against Taking Sides in Politics

    The Star, 20 May 2012

    Defence lawyers for some of the post election suspects yesterday tore into the International Criminal Court, warning it to be wary of being used by party politics in Africa. Read more »

  • Kenya:   Uhuru Hires New Lawyers for ICC

    The Star, 17 May 2012

    DEPUTY PM Uhuru Kenyatta has upgraded his defence team at the ICC by bringing in a UK legal firm BCL Burton Copeland. The move came as ICC prosecutor Moreno Ocampo told the judges… Read more »

  • Kenya:   Uhuru Says Star Article Will Jeopardise ICC Case

    The Star, 17 May 2012

    DEPUTY Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta yesterday claimed that a column by Star columnist Jerry Okungu could jeopardize his case at the International Criminal Court. "This article has… Read more »

  • Africa:   Ministers, AGs Discuss Skirting ICC

    Capital FM, 15 May 2012

    African Justice Ministers and Attorney Generals are converged in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to discuss ways of expanding the mandate of the African Court of Justice to deal with crimes… Read more »

  • Kenya:   Ocampo Four Trial Not for Arusha

    Daily News, 14 May 2012

    THE International Criminal Court (ICC) has dismissed the proposal that the four suspects of the Kenya's post-election violence cases be transferred from The Hague and face charges… Read more »

  • Kenya:   The Church and ICC Politics

    The Star, 11 May 2012

    Many people are quite surprised when the church voices its opinion or makes known its stand on hot potato political issues. But as the salt and the light of the world, the church… Read more »

  • Kenya:   Western Youth On Ocampo Four

    The Star, 11 May 2012

    MORE than 300 youth in Western province claimed their Nyanza counterparts are spreading rumours that in they are opposing the campaign to have the Ocampo Four tried at the East… Read more »

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