The International Criminal Court
ordered four Kenyans, including Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta
and fellow presidential candidate William Ruto, to face charges
of crimes against humanity over post-election violence in 2008.
Francis Muthaura, the 65-year-old head of Kenya’s civil
service, and radio presenter Joshua Arap Sang, 36, will also go
on trial as suspected perpetrators of the clashes, Presiding
Judge Ekaterina Trendafilova told the court today in The Hague
in a 2-1 decision. Kenya’s shilling weakened after the ruling,
falling as much as 0.8 percent, before paring its loss to trade
0.4 percent weaker at 86.38 per dollar at 3:59...