Dec 11, 2012
Kenya Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, a leading presidential candidate in the 2013 Kenya general elections and his running mate William Ruto have been banned from visiting Europe.
Uhuru and Ruto, who are both facing crimes against humanity charges at the International Criminal Court (ICC), have been banned from traveling to any country in the European Union with the only exception being the city of Hague, Netherlands where the ICC is based.
The two were indicted earlier this year along with former Had of Civil Service Francis Muthaura and journalist Joshua arap Sang over involvement in the post-election violence in 2007-2008. They have all declared their innocence and their trials are expected to begin in April 2013.
Uhuru's party TNA recently formed an alliance agreement with Ruto's URP and Mudavadi's UDP to run under the Jubilee coalition. Under the agreement, Uhuru will on December 18 battle it out with Mudavadi for the coalition's flag-bearer position.
The winner of the nomination process will contend as the coalition's presidential candidate, with Ruto as the running mate (Mudavadi, Uhuru Head for Tuesday Showdown)
source:The star magazine
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