Kenya's invitation to al-Bashir an affront to poll violence victims

The policy shift has a bearing on Kenya’s own dilemma regarding the ICC. It is reasonable to consider the invitation to al-Bashir as a sign that the Executive is unable and unwilling to support the prosecution of those bearing the highest responsibility for the atrocities of December 2007 and early 2008.

More significantly, the invitation of al-Bashir to Kenya is an affront to the families of thousands of Kenyans who lost their lives during the post-election violence, the women who still bear the scourge of rape, and the thousands of citizens who remain internally displaced.

The writer works for the Kenyan Section of the International Commission of Jurists