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Ocampo meets Kenya leaders over poll chaos
President Kibaki welcomes the ICC Chief Prosecutor Moreno Ocampo at his Harambee House office, Nairobi on November 5, 2009. On the right is Prime Minister Raila Odinga. Photo/PPS
Posted Thursday, November 5 2009 at 08:49
In Summary
- Mr Ocampo is expected to ask the two principals to refer the cases to the ICC.
The International Criminal Court prosecutor Louis Moreno-Ocampo is currently holding a meeting with Kenya principals President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
The closed door meeting at Harambee House meeting started shortly after 11 a.m and is expected to deliberate on ways of dealing with the post election violence suspects.
Also present at the meeting are: Attorney General Amos Wako and Cabinet ministers Mutula Kilonzo, Moses Wetangula and James Orengo.
He will then hold a news conference at 1 p.m at Serena Hotel, Nairobi.
Earlier, Mr Ocampo arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport at 7.30 a.m Thursday and he was immediately whisked away to the Windsor Hotel, where he will stay during his three-day visit.
He is in the country to seek justice for the suspects of the post election violence.
Mr Ocampo's visit follows the government's failure to set up a local judicial mechanism to try post-election violence suspects.
A government delegation to The Hague in July had committed itself to a September 30 deadline to set up the local tribunal failure to which it would refer the cases to the ICC.
Mr Ocampo is expected to ask the two principals to refer the cases to the ICC.
He will also be seeking their commitment that they will fully cooperate with his office in the process, which may lead to the arrest of several prominent Kenyans including Cabinet ministers and businesspeople.
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Submitted by werssylwerPosted November 06, 2009 01:28 AM
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Submitted by OROWE
Please guys watch 'fruit salad' on Citizen TV and stop spreading such hate speech.Everyone is crying out for peace and no one is crying out for justice.@ Ocampo pls do ur best we need justice.Kivuitu has the answer to all the questions as he said he will burn with Kenya.
Posted November 05, 2009 01:47 PM -
Submitted by THESTARNCYDAN
@Chesireken, You one of one sided minded and chauvanistic individual, who never sits back to see reality. Openoyam is telling you that in Kibera a little girl standing on the door was shot dead by the police, I never was told she was a hooligan. People who were eager and following the tallying were not fools, they saw what happened and reiteriated, lets stop pointing fingers. A mess was done and it must be sorted before too late.
Posted November 05, 2009 01:38 PM -
Submitted by surakitabu
According to later investigations,the Keyan inteligence indicated that there was going to be Violence if elections were stolen. Kibaki Knew this but the elections were stolen. Mass action and other forms of demonstartions will always be used arround the world to get messages across. Those calling Raila a mass action general should not forget that some of the people that planed the violence did it right inside the state house.
Posted November 05, 2009 01:30 PM -
Submitted by nmbugua2010
as a Kenyan I welcome the ICC to put on trial the suspected masterminds of PEV. Nation and other media houses need to filter and regulate what they air or share with the Kenyans.media houses should give blackout to tribal talk, mass action talk and useless politics.
Posted November 05, 2009 01:26 PM
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Chesireken is right. People ought to understand that killing and destroying other people's hard earned property is not acceptable. You blame the police all the time like the crooks were doing a good job. Police delt with these hooligans and mungiki as they should have. Yes, there was "collateral" damage, which happens in such circumstances. Chesireken is on the money here. Problem with Raila's followers is their aversion to the truth.