At the just concluded
Head of States meeting in Ethiopia, the leaders had their discussions
centred on the withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC)
more than other critical issues like the crisis in Burundi.
Raila said despite the clear danger facing the people of Burundi who
have been left on their own, the AU Summit concentrated its energies on
how to pull Africa out of the ICC.
He said with Africans crying for salvation from political inequity,
reversal of democracy and State-sponsored violence, the leaders at the
AU meeting missed the opportunity to salvage the war torn Burundi.
“The leaders prioritised exiting the Rome Statute even as AU rescinded
its decision to deploy troops in Burundi because the incumbent, who
stands accused in the eyes of his people, would not agree,” he said.
Marauding tyrants
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But Raila’s sentiments was immediately dismissed by Jubilee as
hypocritical.
Jubilee’s Majority Leader in the National Assembly Aden Duale dismissed
Raila’s sentiments terming them as hypocritical.
Mr Duale said Raila’s opposition to the decision by Africa to withdraw
from ICC was a confirmation that he had a hand in tribulations facing
Deputy President William Ruto and journalist Joshua arap Sang’ at The
Hague-based court.
“Raila’s unsolicited accusations that the AU resolution to withdraw from
ICC will undermine justice in Africa is far from the truth,” said
Duale.
He added: “His main worry is his project that he has used and hopes to
continue using against his political competitors to ascend to power is
collapsing.”
Raila said for AU to leave the ICC before the legal infrastructure and
alternative mechanism is put up is to expose the population of Africa to
marauding tyrants.
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