Top ICC official in a POISON SCARE at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

  An International Criminal Court (ICC) official had a poison scare at a restaurant in Jomo Kenyatta International airport on Tuesday, after he found a tablet in his food.

Mr Roach Purnell, the Head of the ICC’’s Support Unit was taking breakfast at the Kenya Airways lounge when he found the tablet in his food.

But in a tough statement, police spokesman Eric Kiaraithe said that even though they did not have the facts, they were looking into the matter.

“We are reliably told that he served himself and this makes us doubt whether he was being targeted. It could be a case of corporate war or just a matter of hygiene,” Kiaraithe said.

ICC Communications officer Nicola Fletcher declined to state whether Mr Purnell had reported the matter to The Hague stating that the court did not respond to reports in the media.

“We have received this inquiry from you. Please note as matter of principle we do not comment on speculation in the media,” Ms Fletcher said.

The incident comes at a time ICC has sounded a warning over reports that ICC witnesses are being increasingly threatened by Kenyan authorities.

Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, Eldoret North MP William Ruto, former Head of Civil Service ambassador Francis Muthaura and radio presenter Joshua Sang are among the four Kenyans who have been indicted by the ICC for crimes against humanity during the 2007-08 post election violence.