Uhuru seeks exemption from all ICC sessions

PRESIDENT Uhuru Kenyatta has requested to be exempted from attending all sessions of his trial at the ICC which starts on November 12. His lawyer Steven Kay told a status conference yesterday that Uhuru's need to be exempted from full trial is even greater than Ruto's since he is the head of state in Kenya. Kay requested that Uhuru should be allowed to attend the trial at his discretion owing to his position. Kay amended Uhuru's earlier request to attend via video-link saying that even that should be pegged on “when he chose to do so.” “Our arguments are different because we are head of state...