President Kenyatta promises to cooperate with ICC

PHOTO | PPS President Uhuru Kenyatta addressing delegates at the World Economic Forum in Cape Town, South Africa.  PPS

By NATION REPORTER
Posted  Tuesday, May 14  2013 at  06:06

President Uhuru Kenyatta has said he will ensure Kenya meets its Rome Statute obligations even as he works hard to clear his family name of charges of crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court.

Speaking to the BBC's Lerato Mbele at the World Economic Forum in Cape Town, South Africa, President Kenyatta said Kenya had ratified the Rome Statute and he would make sure the country met its obligations under the Statute and to the international community. The President said he fully intended to cooperate with the ICC and clear his name.

President Kenyatta also said that Kenya was an open society and the electorate had been fully aware of the charges facing him at the ICC during the recently conducted polls.

"No Kenyan was not aware of the ICC situation, Kenyans decided to take destiny into their own hands," he said during the interview.

President Kenyatta spoke of how the country had moved on from the post election violence in 2007; "There was a peaceful election that was challenged in court and a judicial decision made and accepted by those that challenged the result of the election. I have a responsibility to lead the whole nation - those who voted for me and those who didn't. 24 out of 47 governors were elected on an opposition ticket but we must work together," he said.