African Union seeks to be enjoined in William Ruto ICC case

President Uhuru Kenyatta (second right) with African Union Chairman President Robert Mugabe (right) and other leaders at Sandton International Conference Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. [PHOTO: PSCU]

A pending arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir from the International Criminal Court (ICC) overshadowed the African Union (AU) summit in South Africa where leaders were yesterday poised to back a resolution on him and Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto.

Both Ruto and Bashir are accused of crimes against humanity, but while Kenya has co-operated with the ICC with the DP's trial ongoing, Bashir has dismissed the allegations against him related to atrocities committed in the Darfur conflict.