Irungu wa Ndirangu, 44, a taxi driver in Nairobis Zimmerman estate, said since Kenyatta was elected, then the people found him innocent through the ballot box. Let us forgive each other and forget the past, Ndirangu said, adding that the case should be postponed while Kenyatta is in office. No head of state should face such trials while in office because a guilty verdict may inflame the nation. But Jerry Kenyansa, national chairman of the Counties Commuter Welfare Association (COCOWA), said that if Kenyatta was innocent, he should have no fear co-operating with the ICC. President Kenyatta should not be let off the hook yet until he satisfactorily co-operates with ICC prosecutors, he told Sabahi. If Kenyatta has nothing to fear or hide, then he should allow the ICC prosecutors unhindered access to his bank accounts because they allege he personally channelled large sums of money to subsidiaries who paid perpetrators of the violence. The Kenyan government should also be held accountable for delays in Kenyattas case, he said. [The government] should … assist the ICC with crucial evidence it has against Mr. Kenyatta, rather than hide it under shrouds of state sovereignty, Kenyansa said. Biding time Sheila Mugambi, a 29-year-old dentist in training at Kenyatta National Hospital, said justice is unlikely as long as Kenyatta is in power. [Kenyatta] is in charge of the Kenyan military, in control of the police, in charge of the intelligence and has vast wealth, she said. Against this background, it is impossible for witnesses to freely testify against such a powerful suspect. It is better to buy time until the suspect is no longer the head of state, she told Sabahi. I also would be happy if judges ordered fresh investigations to determine whether Kenyatta and the government machinery have covertly intimidated witnesses to withdraw or recant testimonies or bribed them to change their mind. Kenyatta pledged during his swearing-in as president in April 2013 to co-operate with the ICC to clear his name. I wonder what has suddenly dawned on him to abruptly change his mind, Mugambi said. This prompts me to conclude that the guilty ones are always afraid.
Posted on: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 07:57:09 +0000
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