“We have already arrested and arraigned in court over 500 people in court in connection with the Bungoma and Busia attacks and investigations are still on,” he said.

Kimaiyo also said that the police were adopting surveillance techniques to track and keep tabs on criminals;

“We are very keen on monitoring criminal elements in our country and we have already deployed our officers across the country,” said Kimaiyo.

Kimaiyo also put on notice criminals in North Eastern Kenya saying the police will not tolerate anyone who wants to break the law.

The Police I.G also thanked Kenyans for volunteering information to the police saying such leads are indispensable in fighting crime.

More updates to follow.

“There was a very firm response from ICC member states and the US that they must take their case to the court,” said an envoy who declined to be identified.

Another envoy said that Kenya’s other options are not clear now after the rejection of its request to the Security Council;

“The council has heard Kenya, it is difficult to see what it can do now,” said the envoy.
Macharia meanwhile has stuck to his guns saying Kenya is going to explore any and all means to ensure that the cases are terminated;

“We have asked that these proceedings be terminated as soon as possible,” said.

“How that will be done, by whom that will be done is yet to be determined, but clearly the proceedings need to end because they are not consistent with peace and justice in our country,” he added.

The Kenyan DAILY POST

“...the need for international justice be conducted in a transparent and fair manner, in order to avoid any perception of double standard in conformity with the principles of international law.”

 The ICC also disputed the assertion that the trial of Uhuru and Ruto would lead to chaos in Kenya;

“Pursuant to the principle of complementarity enshrined in the Rome Statute of the ICC, Kenya has primary jurisdiction over the investigations and prosecutions of crimes in relation to the 2007 Post-Election Violence. In this regard, the decisions of the Pre-Trial Chamber II and the Appeals Chamber of the ICC on the admissibility of the cases dated 30th May and 30th August 2011 respectively, which denied the right of Kenya to prosecute and try alleged perpetrators of crimes committed on its territory in relation to the2007 post-election violence, is well within the Rome Statute,” said the ICC Prosecution.”

'What the dailies reported is tantamount to incitement,' he said.

Duale agreed with Linturi promising to bring a media bill for debate in Parliament in two weeks;

'We support media freedom but we don't want the abuse of that same freedom,' he said.

'The dailies are pursuing parochial, sectarian and partisan agenda.'