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Kenyan leader, charged by ICC, invited to Somalia meeting in London

May 7, 2013 10:47
NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, who faces charges of crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court, is expected to visit London at Britain's invitation next week for a conference on Somalia. It will be his first trip to a Western capital since his election in March. Britain and other countries said before his victory it would only have "essential contacts" with him if he won because of the court case.

Ugandan President Yoweri congratulates Kenyans for voting in Uhuru Kenyatta as Kenya's fourth president

April 11, 2013 03:01
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni congratulated Kenyans today for voting in Uhuru Kenyatta as Kenya's fourth president in defiance of his looming international trial for crimes against humanity. At a speech following Kenyatta's taking of the oath of office, he said he wants to ‘salute the Kenyan voters on...the rejection of the blackmail by the International Criminal Court (ICC) and those who seek to abuse this institution for their own agenda’. Both Kenyatta and Vice President William Ruto both face trial at The Hague-based ICC for crimes against humanity for their alleged rol

Uhuru Kenyatta takes oath as Kenyan president

April 9, 2013 07:04
Crowds cheered as Uhuru Kenyatta was sworn in Tuesday as Kenya's fourth president, even though he faces an international crimes against humanity trial. "I do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to the Republic of Kenya," Kenyatta said, clutching a bible as he took the oath of office. pjm/lc

URGENT ¥¥¥ Kenyatta proud of Kenya's 'trust' after presidential poll

March 9, 2013 04:31
Kenya's Uhuru Kenyatta and his running mate said Saturday they were "proud and honoured for the trust being put on them," hours after provisional results showed they had won the country's key presidential poll. Kenyatta's Jubilee Coalition party "took a message to the people of Kenya," it said in a statement read to AFP. "We are grateful to the people of Kenya for accepting this message." bb/pjm/yad

Kenyan court clears Kenyatta to run for president despite ICC charges

February 15, 2013 06:15
NAIROBI, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Kenya's High Court on Friday cleared the way for Uhuru Kenyatta to run in next month's presidential election, dismissing legal petitions that sought to bar his candidacy on the grounds that he is facing charges at the International Criminal Court. The Kenyan court said it had no jurisdiction to hear the matter and said it could not deny the presidential hopeful's right to contest the poll.
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