All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga will deliver key note addresses upon receiving the iconic Fifa World Cup trophy Thursday morning at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
• No official protection for accused, says Odinga • International prosecutor to investigate 2008 attacks Kenya's prime minister, Raila Odinga, said his government "will not shield or protect" senior officials if they are indicted by the international criminal court for crimes against humanity committed during last year's post-election violence. In an interview with the Guardian,...
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The Partnership for Change has issued a statement calling for Mwai Kibaki And Raila Odinga to cooperate with the International Criminal Court and ensure The Special Tribunal Bill in Kenya is passed and enacted into law within two weeks.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
That President Mwai Kibaki stole the 2007 Kenyan election is no longer disputed. The head of the Electoral Commission of Kenya, Mr Samuel Kivuitu, claimed to be under political pressure to rush the announcement of Mr Kibaki as winner and expedite his swearing in even as Mr Raila Odinga also claimed victory.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
International prosecutor ready to act against government officials accused over deaths of 1,133 people Senior Kenyan government officials suspected of committing crimes against humanity during last year's election violence could be indicted in The Hague as soon as next year, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court announced. Luis Moreno-Ocampo said two or three cases could be presented...
JURIST (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
[JURIST] The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced Friday that it has assigned three judges to the situation involving the violence perpetrated in the wake of Kenya's 2007 presidential elections. The decision came in response to a Thursday letter from chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo in which he said that he intends to request formal authorization in December to initiate an investigation...
JURIST (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
[JURIST] International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo on Thursday announced that he will ask the ICC to open a formal inquiry into violence perpetrated in the wake of Kenya's 2007 presidential elections. Following a meeting to discuss the ICC inquiry with Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga, Moreno-Ocampo said that crimes against humanity committed...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
ICC may look into murders of 1,133 people after Kibaki and Odinga shy away from establishing local court The prosecutor of the international criminal court will ask for a formal investigation to be launched into Kenya's post-election violence after failing to secure a deal with the country's leaders. Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the international criminal court prosecutor, met President Mwai Kibaki and the...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
There is a fast but gentle breeze of diplomatic aggression blowing against President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga over their handling of Agenda Four.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Move by international criminal court could lead to politicians facing charge of crimes against humanity over violence that left more than 1,100 dead The prosecutor of the international criminal court is due to arrive in Nairobi tomorrow for "decisive" consultations that could see some of Kenya's most powerful politicians indicted for crimes against humanity. Luis Moreno-Ocampo will meet...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Sprints world record holder Usain Bolt of Jamaica completes his busy tour of Kenya on Monday with a courtesy call on President Mwai Kibaki before adopting a cheetah at the Nairobi National Park in the company of Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
People Daily (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
By Daniel Ooko Kenya said on Thursday that the full implementation of Sudan's Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) will greatly boost efforts aimed at the Darfur peace process. Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki told a special African Union Peace and Security Council Summit in Abuja, Nigeria that success of the landmark peace accord would send a positive and reassuring message of peace and stability in Sudan....
All Africa (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
President Mwai Kibaki has directed security forces to embark on a thorough national disarmament exercise to mop up illicit arms which posed a major challenge to security in the country.
JURIST (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
[JURIST] Former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan on Wednesday urged Kenya to establish a local tribunal to prosecute those who perpetrated violence in the wake of the 2007 presidential elections. Annan made the remarks at the end of a three-day visit to Kenya to monitor the progress of the peace agreement and coalition government that he helped broker in the wake of the election. Annan said that Kenya...
The Economist (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
East Africa’s most important country is failing to pick itself up after a traumatic and bloody election WHAT exactly has Kenya’s grand coalition government done to put the country right after last year’s post-election violence, which killed 1,500 people and displaced 300,000 more? By its own account, just about everything. A truth and justice commission meant to look urgently into...
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