Leaders criticise UN council

What you need to know:

  • Kajiado East MP Peris Tobiko led the tirade, saying the US, UK and France had shown disrespect and scorn to Kenya’s well-being by ensuring its leaders spent time in The Hague attending trials instead of serving Kenyans.
  • Elsewhere, a section of Kajiado leaders have termed the rejection of the deferral as unfortunate, irrational and ignorant of the country’s mood where resilient Kenyans had forgotten the past and were now in the spirit of forging ahead.

Eight MPs Sunday joined the condemnation of the UN Security Council’s rejection of a deferral of the ICC cases against President Kenyatta and his deputy, Mr William Ruto.

The politicians, who were accompanied by Secretary to the Cabinet Francis Kimemia were attending a homecoming party for Nakuru Women Rep Mary Mbugua at Kabala Primary School in Molo.

Kajiado East MP Peris Tobiko led the tirade, saying the US, UK and France had shown disrespect and scorn to Kenya’s well-being by ensuring its leaders spent time in The Hague attending trials instead of serving Kenyans.

He added that leaders must be committed to preaching peace at all meetings to ensure Kenyans are free to conduct their business, building the nation.

In Kakamega, Central Organisation of Trade Unions (Cotu) secretary-general Francis Atwoli castigated the Security Council’s move, saying that the country had to forge ahead on other critical issues of development.

Mr Atwoli called on President Kenyatta and Mr Ruto to ignore the UN push to water down the AU and China bid to delay the cases for a year.

In Kiambu County, leaders continued to criticise countries that did not support the AU quest, before the UN Security Council meeting, for a deferral of the Kenyan cases.

Limuru MP John Kiragu said Kenya had realised who her international enemies were as they did not help the country in the hour of need.

“Countries that Kenya suffered for during the 1998 bomb attack and Westgate attack deserted the country during the UN Security Council voting, and their action showed us who our true friends are,” said Mr Kiragu.

Elsewhere, a section of Kajiado leaders have termed the rejection of the deferral as unfortunate, irrational and ignorant of the country’s mood where resilient Kenyans had forgotten the past and were now in the spirit of forging ahead.

Speaking at Noon Kopir Primary School in Kitengela town, Senator Peter ole Mositet said the Council ought to have recognised that failure to defer the cases was like opening a healed wound.

In Nyeri County, two MPs accused the Council of contempt and humiliating the African Union.

Mr Ndung’u Gethenji (Tetu) and Esther Murugi (Nyeri Town) separately told the Nation that Kenya did not need the permission of the Council to protect its sovereignty.

Mr Gethenji urged President Kenyatta to skip the trials.