Kenya has rejected four candidates nominated for the position of the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) based at The Hague, Netherlands. The candidates nominated for the position are Nigerian Morris Anyah, Fergal Gaynor from Ireland, Ugandan Susan Okalany and Richard Roy from Canada. SEE ALSO: Uhuru warns officers over Sh10b jobs fundThree of the candidates handled the collapsed ICC cases against President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto. The candidates were shortlisted by a special committee to take over from outgoing ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda who succeeded Luis Moreno-Ocampo. "The Republic of Kenya anticipated that the committee would present a shortlist of qualified candidates with an equal chance of being elected as the next prosecutor.

Source: Standard Digital July 16, 2020 12:45 UTC