African Union must up game or step aside

NAIROBI: Recently, Opposition leader Raila Odinga accused the African Union (AU) of abetting human rights abuse and concentrating on withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC).

 

He faulted the AU saying that withdrawal from the international court should be considered only after proper and effective legal infrastructures are put in place to ensure people responsible for violence in Burundi, Ivory Coast and Darfur are put to answer their alleged crimes.
The move by AU comes hot on the heels when Nairobi has put up a spirited fight and led in pushing for Africa’s withdrawal from the Rome Statue which created the ICC.