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               Kenyan President Departs for ICC Court Appearance

   by VOA News

   Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has left his country to attend a
   hearing on his case at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

   Kenyatta flew out of Nairobi on Tuesday, a day before his appearance at
   the ICC.

   He is facing five charges of crimes against humanity for allegedly
   helping organize the deadly post-election violence that hit Kenya in
   early 2008.

   While Kenyatta is away, his deputy, William Ruto, is serving as Kenya's
   acting president.

   The ICC has also charged Ruto with crimes against humanity in
   connection with the 2008 violence. He has pleaded not guilty to all
   charges in a trial that began a year ago.

   Kenyatta's trial was originally set to begin in February, but was
   postponed repeatedly as the ICC's prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, said the
   Kenyan government was not providing key documents her office requested.

   In September, Bensouda said that in the current situation, her office
   did not have enough evidence to prove the charges against Kenyatta
   beyond a reasonable doubt.

   The court said this week's conference will focus on the "status of
   cooperation" between the prosecution and the Kenyan government.

   More than 1,100 people died and hundreds of thousands were displaced in
   the wave of ethnic violence that rocked Kenya in early 2008.
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