Cry my beloved Country Kenya. Just when did the rain start beating us? My heart goes out for those still nursing physical and emotional wounds of the post election violence who are no longer even made reference to in all this sad discussion by the very leaders they elected. Justice is mine says the Lord and for sure His mighty hands will reign upon the guilty. We pay right here on earth - let anyone not forget that he is a God of the poor and the lowly. I cry for justice and fairness and respect to the voiceless.

why not ask icc to go after assad.
an african court of course

The 'Common' situation when our law-makers fail to observe the law and make 'illegal' moves and laws. If we wanted emotions to make & unmake laws as opposed to reason, we would have elected half-wits who have no sense of reason at all. This must seize immediately and the electorate have to teach their MPs a lesson by demanding answers...

Then they will shout to Kenyans "We are not part of the ICC treaty" Ignorant Kenyans as usual will chorus and follow. Why? because its my tribe that is being crucified! ICC has watched all the drama from OAU, Kenya UN Ambassador stupid letter, AG attempts to block, threatening and intimidation of witnesses till they withdraw from the case and latest what our foolish parliament just did. The UhuRuto have done extremely nothing to better their case in the eyes of judges. They have forever and a day done the opposite. To tarnish the court's reputation and devalue those that have experienced murder and mayhem. Take this from me: The judges know if they will let UhuRuto get away with it, others in the world will follow suit and ICC will become irrelevant toothless dog and probably the judges jobs too. These learned friends wont let this happen. The UhuRuto have done the best job in worsening their cases. I don't know who is advising them this is politics as usual where the loudest carries the day. No gentlemen, this is a strictly judicial process. Its not Mutungaroo neither. I feel sorry for them.

This article reminds me of Socrates who was accused of spoiling the youth because of his teachings and he was imprisoned and he had opportunity to escape but he dared the truth and he said rather than run away from the truth, I will embrace it by drinking the poison. Running away or withdrawing is not a solution. You can not run away from your shadow. The Kenyan parliamentarian are simply fearing their own shadow and unfortunately, they are not aware of it...

well the pigs will always have there way despite of how Mady and filthy the road looks like...but after all is said and done..divine judgement will come

Let them all go. 349 of them including CORD MPs and even the senators and governors! Kenya will not loose even a second of existence. It will just be water under the bridge. The vacuum they want to create will suck them because they are servants and not masters of this country.

Would somebody tell me who is footing the bill of these goons (100 MPS) travelling to Hague. When i am not wrong, all the accused should foot their own bills because this is not a state matter but rather their own weights that they should carry using the money they`ve already obtained through means nobody knows.

After Hague we should roll Moi and Kibaki`s era to clear our politicians off any wrong doings during their tenure!!!

Withdrawal from the hague will not do much for the on going case but it will send a message to fellow Africans that its time Africa became a free continent .It will help Africans learn to solve African problems like the Americans who dont need to go to hague yet there are all kinds of crimes against humanity from the time of slavery. Mau mau went through the same yet the Brtish are the loudest. We know bad things happened in 2007 and 2008 but we dont need a colonial influence in solving our problems. They brought all this shit to AFRICA .!!!!!!!

All said is very true except can "true Justice" be swayed by all that you have mentioned? Can we claim as a matter of fact that the precedence set since Treaty of Versailles to Rwanda tribunal is proof of justice? can we also be in justification in claiming a selfish villain is more evil than the generous twin?

It is a very depressing situation this parliament is putting us through! But the first signs of the parliamentarians purpose of fighting to be in parliament was exposed the moment they quickly increased their salaries as the first business transaction in that house! They care only for themselves!

One very good point from the learned lawyer............In the end, the greatest victory for the accused in any court process is to be absolved of any charges. Unfortunately when there is no chance of this our politicians will result to very nasty tactics. The question is whether the Hague process has been overtaken by events. Clearly the biggest antagonists are now allies preaching peace no only to their communities but the whole nation. Infact ICC may now end up as the destabilizing factor

"This is not the moment of using political tools. They will make matters worse. "
After manipulation of the press, the citizenry, the election process, and abuse of the office of the AG in blocking cooperation and the mustering of the AU, all attempts to block the process have failed. Intimidation and threatening of witnesses has failed, and the untimely "death" of Mutula Kilonzo has also not succeeded in loosening the noose around the necks of those accused.
And this explains why this motion was brought in parliament - because the accused cannot conceive of it being worse. All attempts to scupper the process have failed. The evidence for conviction is obviously very compelling, otherwise this effort would not have been made - and the motion in parliament was certainly not tabled without the explicit permission and even at the behest of the masters who these MPs so slavishly follow.
This last-ditch attempt is, as you already said, partly to block any motion for impeachment, but also to "prepare" the Kenyan people - somewhere down the line - for the refusal of the accused to go to The Hague. They will then be painted as the victims (as they are already being) and the correct legal interpretation of their responsibilities and indeed of the Kenyan constitution, will be blatantly violated.

What are you talking about With all due rrespect? I wish I could only get to read well thought out, well reasoned and impartial commentary. But how does even regulated commentary allow this kind of stuff into this space? it makes Mutua look like a saint.

Kenya has a constitution which the ICC refuses to recognize. What the world should be prepared for as a flipside is paying a very high collateral damage for treating the KENYAN cases business as usual. Should the President or his Deputy be found culpable through a flawed process then the country decends into a civil war. This is pure common sense. Peoples choices as a country supersedes narrow partisan interests pushed by civil societies. Kenya is worse off every time ICC pushes forward.

could you stop using someone's else picture to write bullshit? or you cannot stand you black face?

There are those in these world who spend copious amounts of time doing nothing constructive but conjuring dooms day scenarios and the wildest of conspiracy theories, all part of depraved acts of hopeless leaps of faith in the name of their political tin Gods. Why not dispense with the trial and simply rubber stamp the judgement as guilty? Why would anyone need a trial if you could tell before any substantive submissions in a trial were ever made that the evidence was compelling? Indeed such statements only reveal and confirm that all along, there has been a nefarious element involved to ensure the cases are fixed with a desired pre-determined outcome.

Was there compelling evidence for a conviction when the US declared that they would leave the Rome statute? Such simplistic thinking exposes the juvenile nature of the level of thought that fails to accept that a nation can enter and leave treaties where procedures exist to join or leave them. Judges of international repute do not rule based on emotion but based on the entire record and evidence before them, and so far that evidence is lacking, the Ocampo 6 are now the Bensouda 4 soon to be Bensouda 0 after acquittal. Gullible wayward individuals will continue to harp on about imaginary concrete evidence as as a sure sign of the kicks of a dying horse in what is effectively an academically dead case that only awaits to go through the formal motions to acquittal.

Ofcourse parliament is sending the wrong signal, but these elected leaders have made very worse decisions in the past and continue to confirm their selfish ideas. However this icc case continue to bring surprises, 1. Uhurus lawyer applied for some mobile data information which if allowed may introduce a new dimension. 2. For whatever reason (s) some witnesses continue to recant their evidence. Decision by MPs to have the waki envelope opened to access the entire list of 20 and reasons arrived by, one Ocampo to vindicate the previous Ocampo six is an interesting idea. If it succeeds, It will be a must watch debate for those oppossed or against this new move. Whatever reasons ICC is sending different signals on its inability to act on Syria and Egypt.

What a great analysis you got there Greg!

no further comment, you said it all

You are right. Some people will get very disappointed when their machinations fail to work and the will of the Kenyan people is confirmed and respected!

whats your point????

This is an example of the 'Kenyan democracy' where perpetrators become the victims

Oh please Greg Twitt.
Both Ruto and Uhuru will be appearing at the Hague.

I disagree. Why would Kenyans have decided to vote in individuals they strongly believed were guilty of the 2007/8 atrocities? The ICC became irrelevant at this point.

You could be on to something here...but I am confused about the untimely and sudden death of the late Bw Mutula (may God rest him in peace)...was he to give evidence against Mr's Uhuruto?

sure but not right,imagination

You should put up for parliament yourself, very articulate and truthful which is sooo needed in politics especially in Kenya where selfishness is number one and helping the people is secondary. I would expect your get slaughtered verbally but your character will see that one off and there's more supporting your views than you will ever imagine.IMO.

Wow, your journalistic skills are impressive perhaps you should write a column in the newspapers to offer citizens an alternative analysis of current issues.

Gregtwiss I concur! The tragical circus has just began!

There is a time for everything. "In the end, the greatest victory for the accused in any court process is
to be absolved of any charges. All energies should go into the
intricacies of the case itself and put politics aside." Not even prayers will do.

Good article, but no readers, the tranny of numbers had already settled the case

Prophet of doom.