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Detectives launch probe as Ocampo date nears
Mr Annan (left), the former UN secretary-general who helped broker the peace deal that ended two months of post-election violence and ICC chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo (right) who is expected on Thursday. Photos/FILE
Posted Monday, November 2 2009 at 22:00
The management committee is headed by President Kibaki and Mr Odinga and its members include Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka, deputy PMs Musalia Mudavadi and Uhuru Kenyatta and several Cabinet ministers.
Preparations for Mr Moreno-Ocampo’s two-day visit to Kenya have been completed.
The prosecutor and government representatives are expected to agree on how to try those who planned and executed the violence that rocked Kenya after the disputed presidential elections of 2007.
On Monday, Justice minister Mutula Kilonzo said President Kibaki and Mr Odinga were ready to meet Mr Moreno-Ocampo.
The Office of the President, the Ministry of Justice and the Attorney General’s chambers have been involved in crafting the programme for the ICC prosecutor.
“The prosecutor will only meet the President and the PM,” Mr Kilonzo said.
Some media reports had indicated that some politicians had been lobbying the President and the PM to take a hard-line stand in their meeting with Mr Moreno-Ocampo.
However, Mr Kilonzo dismissed the allegations and said Kenya was ready to cooperate with The Hague because it was a signatory to the Rome Statute.
A hard time
“There is nobody trying to convince the President and the Prime Minister to give Mr Moreno-Ocampo a hard time,” the minister said.
Several letters have been exchanged between the government and the ICC since last month’s visit by chief mediator Kofi Annan to take the mission of trying the post election chaos suspects to the next step.
Some 1,133 people were killed and another 650,000 ejected from their homes during the violence.
Mr Moreno-Ocampo’s visit is expected to strike a deal on where the key suspects will be tried.
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Submitted by mureithijmPosted November 04, 2009 04:34 PM
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Submitted by rcbodo
In this great future we Kenya's can't forget our past.
Posted November 04, 2009 10:04 AM -
Submitted by Mishuki
Who is to be taken to the ICC? Kibaki?Raila?Ruto?Mudavadi?Nyagah?Karua?Murungi?Uhuru?...because everyone was involved at sopme point.
Posted November 04, 2009 10:03 AM -
Submitted by naisy00
what is the cabinet sitting to talk about? this is a black and white situation, and there are no grey areas!! Life is more precious than politics and let the ICC do its work and Kibaki, Raila and the rest of the politicians should know that there is always an end to everything and Ocampo is there to stop politicians from taking advantage of their status if tried in Kenya!!
Posted November 04, 2009 07:42 AM -
Submitted by kakiopiyo
"They are camped in Eldoret",what about those killed in Naivasha,Kibera,Kisumu and other areas?....Justice to every PEV victim!!! Ocampo,that's what we need!!!
Posted November 04, 2009 02:46 AM
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I think Ocampo should go back to 1992 and 1997.That's where the 2007/08 problems started.He should revive Kiliku Report on clashes then get into Waki report.If Kiliku report was acted upon what happened in 2008 could not have taken place.He should get into the root cause of the problem.The real issues should not be put under the carpet.The list of people going to ICC is larger than on Waki report if it can be back dated.