Judges decline to stop Kenyatta case – Part 2
Trial judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have reprimanded the prosecution because of the significant new evidence they collected after the January 2012 confirmation of charges against President Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta and the their handling of evidence involving one of its witnesses. Yesterday, the prosecution’s handling of the evidence of witness number four were ... Continue reading
Judges decline to stop Kenyatta case – Part 1
Trial judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have declined to terminate the case against President Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta as his lawyers had requested, paving the way for Kenyatta to stand trial in two months’ time. The prosecution was not spared bad news either, receiving a reprimand from the judges of Trial Chamber V for ... Continue reading
The prosecution and legal representatives of the victims in the Kenya cases do not object to moving the trials at The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) to either Arusha, Tanzania or a location within Kenya, except for one important caveat: what they say are the high security risks of such a venue change. They believe ... Continue reading
The accused in both Kenya cases have submitted applications to move the venue of their trials from the International Criminal Court (ICC), which is based in The Hague, the Netherlands, to either Tanzania or Kenya. It is unlikely these applications will be granted in their entirety, however, the court may decide to have part of ... Continue reading
The issue of video link in the Kenya cases
The prosecution and the defense in the two Kenya cases at the International Criminal Court (ICC) agree on one thing: the Rome Statute that guides the court’s work is silent on whether an accused person can attend their trial via video link. The two sides, however, disagree on what that silence means. The prosecution argues ... Continue reading
Supreme Court validates Kenyatta’s election
When Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta is sworn-in as Kenya’s fourth president next week, he will become the second African sitting head of state facing charges at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Kenyatta will take office next Tuesday, April 9. This was confirmed after the Supreme Court dismissed two petitions challenging his election on March 4 as well ... Continue reading
Kenya faces historic presidential petition hearing
For the first time in Kenya’s history, a petition challenging the results of a presidential election will go to a full hearing at the Supreme Court on Wednesday. This election saw Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta, who faces trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC), declared winner. As the hearing gets underway Wednesday, a court-ordered scrutiny of ... Continue reading
What about the victims of the post-election violence?
The author is an independent expert in international justice. This article is based exclusively on open sources. The views and opinions expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the Open Society Justice Initiative. The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor has repeatedly emphasized that her work is for the benefit of the ... Continue reading