Date set for probe into Kibaki ‘ICC claims’

President Mwai Kibaki. Photo/FILE

What you need to know:

  • House team to meet country’s security chiefs as its hearings start on Monday

A parliamentary team scrutinising a dossier claiming that President Kibaki is being investigated by the International Criminal Court will start hearings on Monday.

The Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations will hear from director of the National Security Intelligence Services (NSIS) Michael Gichangi, Commissioner of Police Mathew Iteere and CID director Ndegwa Muhoro.

The team is also expected to meet MPs Charles Kilonzo and Aden Duale who tabled the document in Parliament. Mr Kilonzo is also a member of the same committee.

The security chiefs’ meeting with the MPs will centre on the authenticity of the documents. The British High Commission in Nairobi and the NSIS have said the documents are not authentic.

The committee is scheduled to hear from Foreign Affairs minister Moses Wetang’ula, who, on March 13, told the committee that NSIS had “urged caution” regarding the document.

On Wednesday, the committee’s chairman, Mr Aden Keynan, promised they would get to the bottom of the matter.

The dossier claimed that Britain was working to have two ICC suspects, Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta and Eldoret North MP William Ruto, jailed to pave the way for Prime Minister Raila Odinga to ascend to the presidency.

Mr Keynan and committee member Eugene Wamalwa have also indicated it may seek to hear from Britain’s minister in charge of Africa and Overseas Territories Henry Bellingham, who is set to visit Kenya over the issue.

The documents also allege that President Kibaki could be indicted for crimes against humanity when he leaves office.

On March 8, Mr Kilonzo and Mr Duale tabled the document in Parliament, sparking heated debate and rousing diplomatic furore.