His appointment is unlikely to inspire the kind of confidence brought to the job by his predecessors such as Joseph Kinyua whom he has replaced or Francis Muthaura both dyed-in-the-wool bureaucrats...
His most recent cases at the ICC were as defence counsel for Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto and before that former civil service head Francis Muthaura when they faced charges of crimes against humanity related to Kenya's 2007-08 violent post-election meltdown (AC Vol 57 No 11 ICC down but not out)...
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The former ICC indictees previously charged with crimes against humanity known as the 'Ocampo Six' after former ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo arrived standing in a white pick-up truck: Kenyatta Ruto Joshua arap Sang along with Mohammed Hussein Ali Francis Muthaura and Henry Kosgey...
Later charges were dropped against Francis Muthaura Kenya's Chief Secretary in March 2013...
The brief relates that in November 2007 a number of Kibaki supporters led by Kenyatta and Francis Muthaura then head of the civil service and Secretary to the Cabinet hatched a scheme known as Operation Kibaki Again (OKA AC Vol 48 No 25 Closer and closer & From the Muthaiga Club to the hustings)...
He had claimed to have witnessed several meetings between Mungiki members and Kenyatta the former civil service head Francis Muthaura and several others...
The court announced on 12 March that it was dropping its case against Francis Muthaura a former civil service head after a witness retracted his testimony...
Kibaki had written to the Court on behalf of his former Cabinet Secretary Francis Muthaura whose charges were also confirmed...
President Mwai Kibaki ignored calls from civil society groups for the resignations of two ICC indictees: the Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta 50 and the head of the civil service Francis Kirimi Muthaura 65...
Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta former head of civil service Francis Muthaura legislator William Ruto and Kass FM broadcaster Joshua arap Sang stand accused of orchestrating the violence that followed Kenya’s 2007 elections...
