It’s show time
The trial of Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta (pictured right) and his deputy William Ruto (left) could affect justice and political stability at home and abroad
FIVE years after a violent election that drove Kenya to the brink of civil war, some of the alleged leading perpetrators are at last to go on trial. The first, on September 10th, is William Ruto, a leader of the Kalenjin group, who was elected vice-president in March. A month or two later it will be the turn of his boss, President Uhuru Kenyatta, a leader of the Kikuyu tribe, who is being tried separately.
This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “It’s show time”
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