CORD leader RailaOdinga has faulted the International Criminal Court (ICC) for dismissing cases against President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto.
Railais quoted in an article published on international agencyAFP, saying the failure to prosecute the two leaders “spells doom for global efforts to fight impunity” claiming ICC gave in to Kenya’s blackmail on withdrawal from the Rome Statute.
The ICC’s failure to try top Kenyan leaders for crimes against humanity in the country’s worst violence since independence spells doom for global efforts to fight impunity,” the ODM leader is quoted as saying.
“ICC allowed itself to be blackmailed by Kenya through the AU (African Union) that African states are going to pull out because you are trying African heads of state,” he stated.
He, however, noted that it was only fair for ICC to drop cases against Ruto, after the dismissal of the case against Uhuru last year, for political balance ahead of the 2017 elections.
The CORD coalition leader called on African countries to backtrack on their urge to withdraw from ICC saying doing so will perpetuate crimes against humanity in the continent.