With ICC off your back, President Uhuru Kenyatta must deliver

Last week, International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda withdrew criminal charges against President Uhuru Kenyatta, who, in his individual capacity, had been accused of crimes against humanity following the post-election violence of 2007/08 in which at least 1,000 people were killed, hundreds of thousands maimed and displaced and property destroyed.

Sweet as the news might be to Mr Kenyatta, and despite varying views, those who suffered the pain and loss in that period feel cheated by the decision given the fumbling by the ICC. But, in saying so, it does not mean that the ICC had to find Mr Kenyatta guilty even in the absence of evidence.