ICC should keep its eyes fixed on Kenya

Kenya is still a State Party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC). In addition, it is important to observe that ICC still has an interest in Kenya.  Although its cases were vacated, they have never been closed.

ICC referred Kenya to State Parties for non-cooperation and the matter has never been resolved. There is an active case at the ICC over alleged witness interference. This has kept Kenya on tenterhooks.

But despite that, as we head to the 2022 General Election, there are ominous signs on the horizon. Already, political temperatures are on the rise and some leaders have been accused of making utterances that amount to hate speech. Intolerance is slowly rearing its ugly head. As a result, some people have predicted doom -- that 2022 might turn out to be another 2007.