By JOHN KAMAU More by this AuthorFour years ago, Kenya led an African Union push for members to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), which it accused of unfairly targeting African states. Kenya’s position is important since it sits on the UN Security Council, whose mandate is to “refer a situation to the ICC and empower the ICC to investigate all four crimes under the Rome Statute”. At the centre of the row is Malawi-born Irish lawyer Fergal Gaynor, an ICC veteran who has worked at the International Criminal Court (ICC), the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and the Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. ICC TREATYWhile Kenya was expected to leave shortly after President Kenyatta settled his case, surprisingly, it didn’t. Kenya has said it anticipated that the list presented would give the candidates an equal chance of being picked.

Source: Daily Nation July 17, 2020 07:52 UTC