President William Ruto
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President William Ruto has signed the Malabo Protocol which grants him immunity from prosecution by the International Criminal Court.
The African Union adopted the protocol in 2014 to establish a regional accountability mechanism and promote African solutions to African problems. Kenya had not yet agreed to the protocol until Ruto's recent signature. The protocol stipulates that if Ruto were to commit an offence, he would first have to undergo AU procedures before the ICC could take action.
Additionally, the protocol states that senior state officials cannot be prosecuted for similar violations until they leave office. The AU also has the right to intervene in a member state in the event of grave circumstances. Ruto's signature marks the beginning of a three-month process that will ultimately grant Kenya's president immunity.
The African Union is authorized to implement lawful measures to bring back peace and stability to its member states. As per the Act, the AU can only intervene after receiving a recommendation from the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union. The PSC is responsible for the prevention, management, and resolution of conflicts in member states and is the decision-making body of the Union.
Its functions, powers, composition, and organization will be set out in a protocol established by the Assembly. In 2016, the AU Ministerial Committee on the ICC decided to continue advocating for a mass withdrawal from the court. During a meeting in Addis Ababa, the ministers agreed that African nations will leave the ICC unless the court grants immunity to sitting heads of state and government officials. They also demanded that African judicial mechanisms and AU decision-making bodies have priority over the ICC and called for a reduction of the prosecutor's powers.
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Nonsense! The guilty will always do everything possible to protect themselves from any criminal prosecutions. Ruto is guilty of every crime he has ever been accused of committing; and there are many criminal offenses in Ruto’s path!
It be is V illegal for Ruto to give himself immunity from prosecutions! So what is his intent with him giving himself immunity? These African despots are quite useless! They only think about themselves and they do not care who they harm in their dirty actions!
Samoei: Total abuse of power. I am not surprised to see you sign the document today.
As Michelle Obama once said: "Being President Doesn't Change Who You are - It Reveals Who You are."
Your short tenure of your presidency has totally revealed the kind of person who hid behind the "fake clothes" that you wore while you were campaigning relentlessly 24/7 for five years. The person who signed the document today, to protect himself from the AU and the ICC has finally revealed the real person that the nation did not see before you occupied OUR STATE HOUSE. It is not yours - it is Kenyan people's STATE HOUSE.
The AU will be committing an unpardonable crime against humanity if grants Samoei this immunity. Today, Samoei has officially made it very clear that he is a dictator.
Thank you President Uhuru Ngina Kamau and the former MP for Nandi Hills Brother X Keter for warning the people of Kenya against voting for Brother Kipchirchir Samoei Arap Ruto as the next president of Kenya after Uhuru.
Sounds like a lie.
Can the author provide a date when WSR signed this protocol. Kenya has reached a level where journalists work is to misinform. Ruto is in Sagana.
Don’t protect your criminal partner! Why don’t you ask Ruto why and when he signed the order to protect his fat ass from ICC?
This is an insult to the voters.Essentially what this amount to is that Dr. Ruto could commit acrime now,in addition to other crimes he as commited,but nothing will happen to him,untill he leaves office.
Folks, how do you feel being ruled by a criminal president just waiting for his term to end in four years? Yes, time enough to fudge evidence,and make witnesses disappear,or change their minds for whatever reason.
In my opinion, the fear of being kicked out of office as soon as a crime has been established should be a deterrent.Why is Ruto doing away with this option?What is he upto?
August 9th, 2023 ends the fear of ICC and begins the silent act of dictatorship....all of the above!
He like will have a date with ICC one day