By the end of next week, the six Kenyans who are facing charges before the International Criminal Court will know whether their cases will proceed to trial.

By our Top Partner Capital FM

The presiding judge at the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber II Ekaterina Trendafilova and her colleagues Hans Peter-Kaul and Cuno Tarfusser will determine whether they think the prosecutor presented sufficient evidence for the charges to be confirmed.

According to international lawyer Godfrey Musila, “the standard of the evidence required in the Rome Statute is substantial ground to believe the suspects committed the crimes they have been charged with.”

In the first case, MPs William Ruto, Henry Kosgey and radio presenter Joshua arap Sang are facing three counts each of murder, forcible transfer of population and persecution of perceived supporters of President Mwai Kibaki in the 2007 General Election.

On the other hand, Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, Head of Civil Service Francis Muthaura and Postmaster General Hussein Ali, are facing five charges each for murder, rape, forcible transfer of population, persecution and other inhumane acts during the 2008 post election violence that left 1,333 people dead and 350, 000 others displaced.

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