Cord leaders have vowed to thwart Jubilee government plan to have Kenya withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC).
The leaders said that government plans to withdraw from ICC is misguided.
Addressing supporters at Kamukunji grounds in Nairobi on Saturday, the leaders led by Co-principals Raila Odinga, Moses Wetangula and Kalonzo Musyoka accused Attorney General (AG) Githu Muigai of misadvising the government on withdrawal from ICC.
Raila said that Kenya cannot afford to withdrawal from the International Criminal Court.
Odinga said that the government was wrong on its plans to withdraw from ICC adding that Kenyans have not been consulted on withdrawal.
“We are going to thwart any plans by the Jubilee government to withdraw Kenya from the ICC,” he said.
Odinga said that the push to have Kenya withdraw from ICC is being led by personal interests.
“The interests of Kenyans are much bigger and we will not allow a few selfish individuals to have Kenya withdraw from ICC,” added Odinga.
Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka said that the move by Kenya to withdraw from the ICC will result in sanctions from the International Community.
He said stated that withdrawing from ICC is not the best option and that it will result to impunity among politicians.
“This where the Jubilee government has got it wrong, the ICC acts a cushion from leaders who perpetuate impunity and as a country we cannot afford to withdraw from ICC,” he said.
The Kenyan Government together with a few African States under the African Union (AU) has been pushing for withdrawal from the ICC accusing the Hague-based court bias and allegedly targeting African leaders.
The African states are also angry with the ICC over the manner in which the court handled the Kenyan cases related to 2007/2008 post-election violence that have now all been terminated.
Early this month, the ICC terminated cases against deputy president William Ruto and journalist Joshua Sang.
Meanwhile, a section of Ruaka town locals also wants Kenya not to withdraw its membership to ICC.
Speaking to HiviSaSa.Com on Sunday, the locals said that withdrawing from ICC will give rogue politicians opportunity to perpetuate impunity.
“Withdrawing from ICC is not the best option and the government should allow Kenya to remain a member of the International Criminal Court,” said Joseph Kange’the, a social worker at Ruaka town.
Kange’the said that the push to have Kenya pull out of ICC is led by political interests.