UK won't support Kenya's quest

Mallaba · 2011-02-16T15:50:45+00:00

By Maore Ithula The United Kingdom will not vote for Kenyas appeal to the United Nations Security Council to defer the trial of the Ocampo Six at The Hague. British High Commissioner to Kenya, Rob Macaire, said instead of going through the African Union and now via the Security Council, Kenya should have directly lobbied the International Criminal Court (ICC) to defer the cases. Mr Macaire said: "The UN Security Council is mandated to ensure and maintain international peace and security. The Rome Statute, under which the ICC is established, stands for the same. Britain supports the courts activities to ensure there is justice internationally." Standard Group Deputy Chairman and Chief Strategist, Paul Melly, welcomes British High Commissioner to Kenya, Rob Macaire, when he visited the Standard Group Centre, on Tuesday. Mr Macaire said his country would not back Kenyas quest to defer its case at The Hague. [PHOTO: tabitha otwoli/STANDARD] He added: "For this matter, I do not expect my country to support any effort that will override the international court. Any move in that direction would mean we are interfering with the freedom of the court." Britain is the second permanent member of the Security Council to declare opposition to Kenyas efforts after the US. There are five permanent members of the council with veto power including Russia, China and France. In the last three months, Kenya has been in a political spin since Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the ICC chief prosecutor, named three prominent politicians, two civil servants, and a journalist, as prime suspects for chaos that nearly drove Kenya into civil strife. Concerned by standoff Speaking when he visited the Standard Group Centre along Mombasa Road, on Tuesday, the envoy also confirmed his Government was concerned by the standoff between President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga over the nominations to key constitutional offices. He said such incidences had potential to derail implementation of the Constitution, which he regretted was behind schedule. Macaire said: "Political leaders should shun politics of self-interest and espouse patriotism. If the Constitution is not implemented on time, and come 2012, we may witness a repeat of what happened in 2007."

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