ICC's missteps play to Uhuru's advantage

Finally the event that many of the President’s supporters feared came to pass, with an amazing sense of anti-climax. Since he became the President, everyone has wondered whether Uhuru would agree to sit before a court that he has labeled unjust and illegitimate.

The President had lobbied the entire continent to pass a resolution that forbade him from attending the court. His body language when talking about the court generally exhibits an unusual defiance that betrays tremendous distaste for the goings on at The Hague.