Ahmed Hussein talks about the Hague

IT IS THE HAGUE, NOT VAGUE

By Ahmed Hussein

The train to the Ocampo temple of justice has just left the station. The guy calls a spade a spade but not a fork. He cooked their goose don’t be vague, it is The Hague.

Accompanied by forty MPs and their families, the Ocampo six left the country to face charges for allegations linking them to the post election violence. They are believed to be behind mass killings, destruction of properties and displacement of people. About three thousand people lost their lives in what was described as genocide against humanity.

Cabinet minister Henry Kiprono Kosgey, Eldoret North MP William Ruto and radio presenter Joshua Arap Sang were due to face their charges Thursday this week, while deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, head of civil services Francis Muthaura and post master general Hussein Ali will appear before the court this Friday for the pre-trial chamber. The prosecutor Ocampo has however, laid down strict conditions which subject to violation will call for an automatic arrest. The matter is rolling and the destiny of these key politicians is not in the hands of a local hooliganated judge but rather the ocampo judges.

The strides taken by the leopard are not a symbol of cowardice, the six suspects have however, and shown that they are ready to face the drama that has psychologically tormented their families. But the moment they are proved guilty their life will take a turn around as if in a merry-go round competition. You can run away but you cannot hide says the English man, what should they have to do? It is the camouflage trait of the chameleon that protects it from its enemies, for them they can neither hide nor change color overtime but rather adhere to the courts conditions and keep hands crossed to gain freedom.

A research by the Synovate in mid this week revealed that 61 percent of Kenyans want the perpetrators of the post election violence to be tried at The Hague while 20 percent would complement a local tribunal. This underlines Kenyans have faith in the ICC rulings and would want the masterminds of the post election violence to be brought to book.

With the 2012 elections looming, the Deputy Premier and Minister for Local Government and the suspended Higher Education Minister will be hoping to be overturn their charges and start putting their 2012 campaigns in order. Moreover, the exchange of harsh words between the Prime Minister, the former and the latter explains the deep-rooted enmity that exists in the Kenyan political scene. In my opinion, the moment the two Hague suspects are granted amnesty, then the ambitions of the Prime Minister will not be smooth sailing.

However, with the images of the post-election violence still drama in their minds, Kenyans all over the world are praying for justice to prevail and truth to be told. Is this their moment? It is so close yet so far away it gives a itching mind for history to repeat itself majority are not hoping for a repeat of what happened three years ago come 2012 elections.