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Kenyan politicians uneasy as international prosecutor arrives to investigate election violence

Source: The Guardian

Nov 04, 2009

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Move by international criminal court could lead to politicians facing charge of crimes against humanity over violence that left more than 1,100 dead

The prosecutor of the international criminal court is due to arrive in Nairobi tomorrow for "decisive" consultations that could see some of Kenya's most powerful politicians indicted for crimes against humanity.

Luis Moreno-Ocampo will meet the president, Mwai Kibaki, and the prime minister, Raila Odinga, to seek permission to investigate last year's post-election violence, in which at least 1,133 people were killed during ethnically motivated attacks or by the police.

The request has been prompted by the government's refusal to establish a special local tribunal to try those most responsible for the deaths, a group that includes cabinet ministers from both sides of the coalition, according to the state-funded Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR).

News of Ocampo's impending arrival has generated huge interest locally, where many people see international intervention as the only way to end decades of high

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