The Prosecutor v. Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta
Withdrawn or dismissed
- Court
- International Criminal Court, Trial Chamber V(B) (Pre-Trial Chamber II at confirmation stage)
- Case number
- ICC-01/09-02/11
- Filed
- 2011-03-08
- Parties
- Office of the Prosecutor v. Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta (originally joined with Francis Kirimi Muthaura and Mohammed Hussein Ali)
Claims. Five counts of crimes against humanity (murder, deportation or forcible transfer, rape, persecution, other inhumane acts) as an indirect co-perpetrator, relating to attacks in Nakuru and Naivasha in late January 2008.
Decision. Charges confirmed 23 January 2012; Prosecutor withdrew charges 5 December 2014 without prejudice; Trial Chamber V(B) terminated proceedings and vacated the summons on 13 March 2015. No verdict was reached.[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
Raila Amolo Odinga & Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka v. Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, Chairperson of IEBC & H.E. Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta
Final
- Court
- Supreme Court of Kenya
- Case number
- Presidential Election Petition No. 1 of 2017
- Filed
- 2017-08
- Parties
- Petitioners: Raila Amolo Odinga, Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka. Respondents: IEBC, Chairperson of IEBC, Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta (3rd Respondent).
Claims. Challenge to the validity of the 8 August 2017 presidential election result.
Decision. On 1 September 2017 the Court, by majority (two judges dissenting), declared the election not conducted in accordance with the Constitution and applicable law, declared the result invalid, null and void, and ordered a fresh election within 60 days.[9]
Sources
- Kenyatta CaseInternational Criminal Court, primary source
- Statement of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, on the withdrawal of charges against Mr Uhuru Muigai KenyattaInternational Criminal Court, Office of the Prosecutor, 2014-12-05, primary source
- Kenyatta case: Trial Chamber V(B) terminates the proceedingsInternational Criminal Court, 2015-03-13, primary source
- ICC Weekly Update / newsletter ED112 (confirmation of charges decisions in the Kenya cases)International Criminal Court / Assembly of States Parties, 2012-01, primary source
- Judges Unanimously Terminate Charges Against KenyattaInternational Justice Monitor, 2015-03-18, secondary source
- ICC: Q&A on First Appearance of Kenya SuspectsHuman Rights Watch, 2011-04-06, secondary source
- Bensouda drops President Kenyatta's ICC caseCapital FM, 2014-12-05, secondary source
- ICC sends prominent Kenyans to trial for crimes related to post-election violenceUN News, 2012-01-23, secondary source
- Raila Amolo Odinga v IEBC, Presidential Election Petition No. 1 of 2017 - Determination of Petition (without reasons)Supreme Court of Kenya, 2017-09-01, primary source
Change history
- 2026-10-26 Record published.
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