House recalled as Jubilee leaders push for Kenya’s withdrawal from ICC

Any move by Parliament will have no immediate legal significance because, according to Article 127 of the Rome Statute, the withdrawal from ICC can only take effect 12-months after a notice of withdrawal is filed with the Secretary General of the United Nations. [PHOTO: FILE/STANDARD]

By Alphonce Shiundu

Kenya: A two-pronged assault on the International Criminal Court was launched by Parliament and in local courts, a week to the trial of the first Kenyan case at The Hague.