BENSOUDA spoils UHURU and RUTO’s Valentine’s DAY by summoning them on FEBRUARY 14

  International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has summoned Deputy Prime Minister and Eldoret North MP William Ruto for a mention of their cases at The Hague February 14.

Lawyers representing the two will now be travelling to The Hague on February 14 for a Status Conference.

But Uhuru and Ruto, who are Jubilee Presidential candidate and running mate ,may skip the sessions as they are not required to be present when the cases go for the status conference before ICC’s Trial Chamber V.

Status conferences are provided for under Article 64(3) of the Rome Statute  for the court and the parties to set a trial date, confer on the necessary procedure for  fair  and expedious trial, determine the language  to be used in the proceedings  and agree on time table and scope  for disclosure  of documents  and information  for adequate  preparation for the case.

Uhuru and Ruto’s cases are set to start on April 10 and 11, a time when the country could be going for a presidential run-off if there will be any.