Kenya’s Parliament Passes Motion to Pull out of ICC

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The Kenyan Parliament on Thursday passed a motion to withdraw the country from the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague, a fallout of the case against President Uhuru Kenyatta, his deputy William Ruto and two others.

The motion is expected to be followed by the presentation of a bill to effect the withdrawal.

Kenya is one of the over 120 countries that are signatories to the Rome Statute establishing the ICC, a permanent tribunal set up to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression.

The Parliament’s decision came ahead of the opening of the trial of Ruto and Joshua Arap Sang at The Hague on Tuesday.

Mr Ruto and Mr Sang are accused of crimes against humanity (murder, deportation or forcible transfer of population and persecution) allegedly committed in Kenya in the context of the 2007-2008 post-election violence, which left over 1,000 people dead.

Analysts said the trial of the indicted Kenyans will go ahead despite the Parliament’s decision.

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