Why the ICC is useless to Kenya

The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) termination of the cases facing Deputy President William Ruto and radio presenter Joshua Sang has elicited mixed reaction among Kenyans. 

Kenya is subscribed to membership with the ICC and it should keenly look into it and rethink its association with the international court because a lot of loopholes exist.

I would have expected a more quality trial for the duration the famous case was under the ICC, but that did not happen.

It would be best to pull out and independently handle her cases in local courts. Today, the ICC says the case has been lost because of massive interference and intimidation of key witnesses, some who have since died. This does not help Kenyans, especially those who were directly affected by the 2007/2008 post-election violence.

For a long time, the court alleged that key witnesses were bribed and should have changed the direction of the case. It is embarrassing that the ICC is only sure about one thing - that potential witnesses to the case were bribed and their mouths shut.

It is also interesting that with regard to the decision terminating the case, Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has said her office is still in the process of carefully assessing the decision to determine the appropriate steps to take. What a circus!