mawinder wrote:All laws and International conventions ratified by Kenya are part of our laws.The matter went to ICC because Kenya ratified the Rome statute i.e self referral unlike Bashir who was taken there by the UN Council.The constitution provides immunity to all criminal proceedings against a sitting president. When they win the elections expect that advice from the Attorney General.You can take this to I&M bank.
Lets debunk some myths.
There are three main ways of getting cases to ICC
-By referral by UN security Council.
-The State itself petitioning ICC.
-The ICC prosecutor taking own initiative.
Hence even if Kenya were not party to the Rome charter, chances are that the PEV cases would still have ended up there!
Again, ICC is not subject to Kenya’s constitution. If the Indictees fail to show up for their cases (whether on account of AG advice or not) warrants of arrest will follow.
Thereafter, if the fugitives - as they will be called then,- travel to Rome statute member Countries they will be nabbed and handed to the Hague court.
Even assuming they are elected as President and D. President, (very unlikely if you ask me) and then they choose to travel to Hague for their cases, there is a huge chance that they could be locked in on account of flouting the conditions for remaining free while the cases proceed.
Now Imagine Kenya’s President and/or his deputy locked up in a cold Cell in Holland!
Dunia ni msongamano..