KPTJ would like to congratulate the judiciary for their progressive decision operationalizing the arrest warrant against the President of Sudan Omar al Bashir in Kenya.

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We recall; the International Criminal Court issued two warrants of arrest against President Bashir in 2009 and 2010. In line with its international obligation as a state party to the Rome Statute, it was incumbent upon the Kenyan government to declare their intention to arrest President Bashir for alleged crimes of genocide and crimes against humanity in the Darfur region of Sudan when and if he entered Kenya. This obligation stands for as long as Kenya is a signatory to the Rome Statute. It was therefore a grave violation of state obligation and a show of disrespect for international treaties for the Kenyan government to invite and host President Bashir in Kenya on 27 August 2010, on a day when Kenyans were celebrating the promulgation of our new Constitution – a manifestation of the rule of law and of justice for all Kenyans.

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