Kenya is monitoring countries' declared ICC withdrawals with keen interest, Political and Diplomatic Secretary Tom Amolo has said. Burundi, South Africa and Gambia kicked off their processes of withdrawing from the ICC last month, an exercise that will take a year. More on this: Gambia announces withdrawal from ICCAmolo told the UN General Assembly, which declared support for the ICC, that Kenya was still concerned that the court has not accommodated Africa. Many countries have called for talks to address African countries' concerns but Amolo asked it to unshackle itself from the influence of a group of powerful member states. The government is now under pressure to actualise this threat despite having decided to take the reforms route.

Source: The Star November 01, 2016 13:20 UTC