Nairobi (AFP) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said Monday his country was seriously thinking of quitting the International Criminal Court, after several other African nations moved to pull out of the tribunal. Stable and just world

He said Kenya has been a champion of global institutions grounded in fairness and respect for national sovereignty as part of its pursuit of a more stable and just world. “The Kenyan cases at the International Criminal Court have ended but the experience has given us cause to observe that this institution has become a tool of global power politics and not the justice it was built to dispense.”

He added: “We have started to see many more nations openly recognising that the ICC is not impartial. Some have withdrawn. Others have considered that step. The President said the government will consider two motions passed by Parliament for Kenya’s withdrawal from the ICC. He said the latest decision is informed by the failure by the ICC to reform so that it can have respect for national sovereignty of member countries. Those changes have not been forthcoming. We will therefore need to give serious thought to our membership.”

Meanwhile, Kenyan police fired tear gas on Monday to disperse a protest march against government corruption.
Kenya threatens to leave the International Criminal Court.