Kenya leads push for immunity for leaders at World Court
International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda (centre) with other prosecutors at the ICC at The Hague. Some African countries have accused the court of targeting the continent unfairly. PHOTO | AFP
Kenya is calling on the United Nations’ judicial body to issue an opinion on whether national leaders should get immunity in international legal proceedings.
The request is contained in a recent letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres by Kenyan UN ambassador Lazarus Ombai Amayo, acting for the African group of UN member-states.
