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Deputy President William Ruto’s woes: Kenya ‘fooled’ into backing International Criminal Court rules change

DP William Ruto gestures during the opening UNWTO East Africa tourism development forum at the Sarova Whitesands Hotel in Mombasa. (PHOTO: GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD)

Kenya may have been fooled into supporting amendment of an ICC rule, which has now returned to haunt Deputy President William Ruto in his crimes against humanity case.

Placed at the centre of this “play” are top ICC officials — including a judge — whom Kenyan officials say impressed on them to support the amendment of Rule 68 of the Rule of Procedure by undertaking it would not be applied in the Kenyan cases.

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