Kenya Pushes for Delay as ICC Trial of Kenyatta Looms

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta’s trial date at the International Criminal Court is now less than three weeks away.  His administration, with backing from the African Union, is lobbying for the case to be deferred.  Kenyatta has been adept at turning the ICC charges against him from a potential blight on his career to a rallying cause for his supporters. Accused of orchestrating violence after Kenya’s 2007 presidential election that killed more than 1,100 people, Kenyatta has ...

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