O on holiday in the mother land!
Posted on 12/20/2008 7:42:49 PM PST by Jet Jaguar
Nairobi — Persons suspected of planning and executing Kenya's worst political violence early this year - including Cabinet ministers, Members of Parliament, civil servants and businessmen - will be tried here by a special tribunal.
President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Wednesday signed an agreement to set up the tribunal which was recommended by a commission of inquiry into the chaos.
The signing of the agreement has, at least for now, saved the suspects from being tried for crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court at The Hague.
A secret list of ten high profile suspects is in the hands of former UN secretary general Kofi Annan who mediated the end of the political crisis following Kibaki's disputed re-election. Relevant Links
Kibaki and Odinga will co-chair a Cabinet Committee to draft a bill for enactment by parliament by the end of January to set up the tribunal. The tribunal, composed of local and international judges, must be in place by March 1.
According to the agreement singed by the two principals, any person holding public office who is charged with a criminal offence related to the post-election violence will be suspended from duty until the matter is settled. Convicts will get jail terms fitting their crime, including life imprisonment, and will be barred from ever holding any public office.
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O on holiday in the mother land!
I see. This is how Odinga covers up his part in the murders, and gets rid of his competition.
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