Kenya advised to ask ICC cases be sent back to Kenya courts

Dr David Matsanga speaking to Justice Richard Goldstone at  SOAS Thursday.

By Henry D Gombya A leading African judge respected around the world for his liberal views, has advised Kenya that it is not too late for the country to ask the International Criminal Court (ICC) to revert investigations into the 2007 post-election violence back to Kenyan courts. Speaking Thursday at a meeting of the Coalition of the International Criminal Court, Justice Richard Joseph Gladstone, a retired Justice of the South African Criminal Court, said if the Kenyan government didn’t want the ICC to become involved, a very simple solution had been presented to them by the Waki Commission.   “Judge Waki, a Kenyan judge said ‘investigate these crimes yourself.  If you … Continue reading

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Matsanga takes ICC to task over Kenyatta and Ruto cases

What transpired between Dr David Matsanga (left) and ICC deputy Chief Prosecutor when they met at SOAS last night? Don

By Henry D Gombya Veteran conflict resolution expert and Ugandan investigative journalist David Nyekorach Matsanga yesterday took to task a top judge of the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the behaviour of the ICC vis-à-vis Kenyan cases involving the newly-elected President of Kenya and his deputy. This story will appear here later today. It will include what an ICC former chief prosecutor and highly respected South African judge said the Kenyan government can do about the current cases against President Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto. Do not miss this. All here later today. Check here later today.

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Revealed! People colluding with ICC to have Kenyatta jailed

(L-R) Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto. Political enemies want to see him jailed by the ICC.

By Henry D Gombya Reports reaching us from highly-placed sources in the Kenyan capital Nairobi say some Non-Government Organisations in the country are colluding with the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague to make sure Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto are found guilty of crimes against humanity and sent to prison. Evidence of the collusion is in the form of efforts made by some of the NGOs in Nairobi who have allegedly joined the ICC in collecting false evidence against Kenyatta and Ruto, both of whom have strenuously denied ever being involved in the 2007 post-election violence that claimed the lives of more than 1100 … Continue reading

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Article on President Uhuru Kenyatta forces website to crash

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta is welcomed back from the Somalia Conference in London by traditional dancers at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi.

By Richard A Luce An article that appeared on this website criticising the way Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta and Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni were treated by British Prime Minister David Cameron, sent The London Evening Post (The LEP) website crashing, forcing us off the airwaves until early yesterday morning. According to our webmaster, the article ‘Kenyatta and Museveni ‘humiliated’ at the Somalia Conference’ was attracting nearly 4000 readers a minute when it appeared on Wednesday morning. The website could not cope with the huge interest and crashed overnight. Half of the readers who commented on the article were from Kenya while the rest came from Uganda, Rwanda, South Africa, Nigeria, … Continue reading

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Situation in Libya forces West to scale down on embassy staff

Libyans protesting against Col Gaddafi

Barely two years since the West helped Libyan rebels overthrow Col Muammar Gaddafi, the United States and Britain have announced the withdrawal of some of the staff from their embassies from the Libyan capital Tripoli because of a standoff between the government and heavily armed militias blockading parts of the capital, embassy officials said Friday. The move to evacuate non-essential diplomatic personnel comes after a bombing at the French Embassy last month that injured two security gendarmes. In a joint statement issued Wednesday, the United States, Britain and France called on Libyans to “refrain from armed protest and violence during this difficult time in the democratic transition.” The statement came … Continue reading

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