Kenya, or perhaps a section of governement has declared that it does not need the services of ICC after all. This comes shortly after the governement signed an agreement with the prosecutor's office at ICC which granted it (ICC) unfettered access to information, sources and victims of the post election violence(2007) in quest for the long awaited justice.
Through its justice minister, the governent has indicated that with the endorsement and subsequent promulgation of the new constitution a month ago, the government of Kenya had acquired the right and adequate instruments to met justice on its on based on the standards of the Internation Criminal Court. in what appears to be a calculated move to protect status quo or perhaps the high and mighty in and outside government, the minister noted that the Kenyan case was more complex."I am not out to undermine the ICC and its obligations, but the fact is that the Kenyan case is complex and it will be better dealt with locally," he said.
The question is, is this the final blow to attempts by ICC to hit the last nail on the coffin? Is it coincidental that Louis Ocampo, the ICC chief prosecutor is coming to town in October? Is there a conspiracy in government to frustrate Ocampo's efforts? And, doesn't this raise eye brows given that it comes barely four days after a Cabinet meeting?
All these conspiracy theories combined scare the rat out of innocent Kenyans whose property were pillaged and lives destroyed by blood letting thugs in 2007/2008 violence.
