Kenya
November 2009
On 5 November, the prosecutor of the ICC notified the president of the Court of his intention to begin a process for an investigation into the situation in Kenya pursuant to article 15(3) of the Rome Statute, which allows the Prosecutor to commence an investigation on his or her own initiative.
March 2008
On 5 March, the Council heard a Secretariat briefing on Kenya.
February 2008
On 28 February a power-sharing agreement was signed between the Party of National Unity of President Mwai Kibaki and the Orange Democratic Movement of opposition leader and former presidential contestant Raila Odinga. On 25 February, the Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator briefed the Council on the humanitarian situation in Kenya and regional implications. On 6 February the Council adopted a presidential statement which emphasised the need for dialogue, compromise and action to end to the violence by Kenya’s political leaders; recalled the need to avoid impunity; welcomed the decisions by the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Secretary-General’s Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide to dispatch missions to Kenya; and requested the Secretary-General to report on UN support to the mediation and the regional impact of the Kenyan crisis, including on UN operations. Meanwhile, the AU Assembly adopted a decision calling for an investigation into human rights violations and urged the parties to commit to a peaceful solution in conformity with rule of law.
