U.N. Security Council to vote this week on delay of Kenya trials: Rwanda UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - As Africa urges the U.N. Security Council to take it more seriously, Rwanda plans to put to a vote this week a draft resolution to defer International Criminal Court trials of Kenya's leaders for one year, despite lacking sufficient support. The 15-member Security Council is split, diplomats say, over an African Union request to postpone the trials of President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto so they can deal with the aftermath of the Nairobi mall attack in September by the al Qaeda-linked group al Shabaab, in which at least 67 people died. Ruto's trial began last month, while Kenyatta's trial is due to start on February 5 after being delayed for a third time. A delegation of African ministers told the Security Council on October 31 that they believe their "requests are not given serious attention." U.N. Security Council member Rwanda circulated a draft resolution to approve a deferral among members earlier this month. The council discussed the issue on Tuesday and Rwandan U.N. Ambassador Eugene Gasana said members would vote on it this week. Diplomats, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that during the closed door meeting Gasana told the council he planned to put the resolution to a vote on Friday. China's U.N. envoy, president of the council for November, insisted that the council does take African worries seriously, although he acknowledged the divisions over a deferral. "The members attach importance to the concerns of the African countries," said Chinese U.N. Ambassador Liu Jieyi after the meeting. They do see this issue with utmost attention ... But there's no agreement on the thrust of the draft resolution. Security Council resolutions need nine votes and no vetoes by any of the five permanent members - Britain, Russia, China, France and the United States - to pass. Council diplomats said the deferral request did not have enough support to pass, even without a veto. Western and Latin American delegations are reluctant to support a deferral because of concerns it could lead to impunity, diplomats say. The council turned down a previous deferral request by Kenya in 2011 and rejected a request in May for the cases to be terminated because the council had no such power. Reporting by Michelle Nichols; Editing by Bill Trott