Kenya should 'clarify' on world court: Annan

[maddezmom]

Source: AFP

Kenya should 'clarify' on world court: Annan
(AFP) – 4 hours ago

NAIROBI — Former UN chief Kofi Annan said on Sunday Kenya should clarify its position on the International Criminal Court after it last week hosted Sudan's Omar al-Bashir, wanted for genocide.

"Like many, I was surprised by the presence of President Al-Bashir of Sudan in Nairobi for the promulgation of Kenya?s new constitution," Annan said in a statement in his capacity as chair of the Panel of Eminent African Personalities.

"Kenya has specific obligations as a signatory of the Rome statute and is also cooperating with the International Criminal Court on investigations relating to the 2007/8 election violence," said the text issued in Nairobi.

"In the circumstances, the government should clarify its position and reaffirm its cooperation with and commitment to the ICC," said Annan, whose team brokered a power-sharing deal between Kenyan President Mwai Kabaki and his former foe turned prime minister Raila Odinga after the 2008 violence.


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[lsewpershad]

1. Agreed

I would also like to hear their justification for not holding him {Al-Bashir] for genocide.