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Make no mistake, Uhuru case at ICC is not political footballQuote:But Ms Bensouda is also saying something else – that the Government of Kenya is obstructing justice by concealing, or refusing to produce, necessary evidence. Obstruction, if true, is a serious offence, and could come back to bite Kenya in the rear. Legal processes can’t just be wished away through obstruction. Quote:Which brings me back to the Kenyatta-Bensouda chess match. Folks should calm down and stop reading too much into ebbs and flows of Mr Kenyatta’s case. The ICC has ordered Kenya to produce critical evidence, but Nairobi has balked. This is the key question – what will the ICC now do? Will it throw up its hands and dismiss the case? Or will it bare its fangs and strike at Kenya in which Mr Kenyatta would be collateral damage? If it does the former, and walks away with its proverbial tail between its legs, it risks an existential crisis. If it does the latter, and forces Kenya to cry uncle, it may be seen as overzealous in Mr Kenyatta’s case.
Just as absolute power corrupts leaders, so does absolute fanaticism blind the people from logic
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