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| Annan gives Kenya court deadline | Annan gives Kenya court deadline |
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| Ex-UN boss Kofi Annan has told the BBC Kenya has until the end of August to set up a special tribunal to try the ringleaders of post-election clashes. | Ex-UN boss Kofi Annan has told the BBC Kenya has until the end of August to set up a special tribunal to try the ringleaders of post-election clashes. |
| Mr Annan brokered a power-sharing deal last year to end the violence in which some 1,500 people were killed. | Mr Annan brokered a power-sharing deal last year to end the violence in which some 1,500 people were killed. |
| A commission of inquiry then said the court should begin hearings in March. | A commission of inquiry then said the court should begin hearings in March. |
| Mr Annan says if the new deadline is not met, he will hand over the sealed list he has of the key suspects to the International Criminal Court. | Mr Annan says if the new deadline is not met, he will hand over the sealed list he has of the key suspects to the International Criminal Court. |
| In February, MPs rejected the bill to establish the tribunal despite intense lobbying by President Mwai Kibaki and his former rival, Prime Minister Raila Odinga. | In February, MPs rejected the bill to establish the tribunal despite intense lobbying by President Mwai Kibaki and his former rival, Prime Minister Raila Odinga. |
| 'Victims deserve justice' | 'Victims deserve justice' |
| A further two-month extension granted by Mr Annan has also passed. | A further two-month extension granted by Mr Annan has also passed. |
| "I'm in discussions with the two leadersÂ… and they told me they're going to make a second attempt to get the tribunal established," Mr Annan told the BBC's Network Africa programme. | "I'm in discussions with the two leadersÂ… and they told me they're going to make a second attempt to get the tribunal established," Mr Annan told the BBC's Network Africa programme. |
| I think Kenya would be much better off with that trial taking place in their midst Kofi Annan href="/2/hi/africa/7921007.stm">Has Kenya's power-sharing worked? | |
| "I've also made it clear that if it is not established within a reasonable period, which I would say [is] up to the end of August, I will have no option than to hand the envelope over with the names to the ICC to take it over from there." | "I've also made it clear that if it is not established within a reasonable period, which I would say [is] up to the end of August, I will have no option than to hand the envelope over with the names to the ICC to take it over from there." |
| Opponents of the bill said they had no faith in Kenya's justice system. | Opponents of the bill said they had no faith in Kenya's justice system. |
| Some politicians have been accused of trying to delay the hearings until the 2012 elections. | Some politicians have been accused of trying to delay the hearings until the 2012 elections. |
| Mr Annan said he hoped this was not the case as it was important for the accused "to be tried in the community [where] they committed the crime". | Mr Annan said he hoped this was not the case as it was important for the accused "to be tried in the community [where] they committed the crime". |
| Failure to do so, he said, would be a "big blow to the fight against impunity". | Failure to do so, he said, would be a "big blow to the fight against impunity". |
| "I think Kenya would be much better off with that trial taking place in their midst," he said, urging parliamentarians to pass the legislation. | "I think Kenya would be much better off with that trial taking place in their midst," he said, urging parliamentarians to pass the legislation. |
| "They are collectively and individually responsible and they should work with the speaker and their fellow parliamentarians to establish the court for the sake of justice - the victims deserve justice." | "They are collectively and individually responsible and they should work with the speaker and their fellow parliamentarians to establish the court for the sake of justice - the victims deserve justice." |
| The violence broke out after Mr Odinga's supporters said he had been cheated of victory in the December 2007 presidential election. | The violence broke out after Mr Odinga's supporters said he had been cheated of victory in the December 2007 presidential election. |
| This sparked long-standing ethnic rivalries over access to land and other economic resources and some 300,000 people were forced to flee their homes. | This sparked long-standing ethnic rivalries over access to land and other economic resources and some 300,000 people were forced to flee their homes. |
| After two months of nationwide violence, Mr Annan brokered a deal for Mr Odinga to join a power-sharing government as prime minister. | After two months of nationwide violence, Mr Annan brokered a deal for Mr Odinga to join a power-sharing government as prime minister. |
| But thousands of people still live in camps for those displaced - they say it is still to dangerous for them to return home. | But thousands of people still live in camps for those displaced - they say it is still to dangerous for them to return home. |