Kenya President’s ICC Case Collapse May Stoke Ethnic Tension
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The collapse of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta’s case at the International Criminal Court risks causing friction between his ethnic supporters and the community of Deputy President William Ruto, whose trial continues at the ICC, according to IHS Country Risk.
Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda yesterday dropped crimes-against-humanity charges against Kenyatta after the court gave her office until Dec. 9 to either withdraw the case or come up with the evidence to proceed to trial. He had been indicted in connection with violence after a disputed election in December 2007, in which at least 1,100 people died. Ruto’s trial opened last year on similar charges related to the post-vote clashes.