Former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annanhas annoyed a section of Kenyans after he claimed that the International Criminal Court (ICC) made a mistake letting President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto go free.
In an article published by the UK-based Financial Times, Annan claims the court did not do enough to hold the two accountable for the crimes committed in 2007/08 post-election violence.
“The President and Vice-President were the ones in the dock and so they put lots of effort and resources into fighting the case,” Mr Annan noted.
He accused Kenyatta and Ruto of using government resources to fight the cases, adding that they (cases) collapsed because of witness interference.
His remarks have not gone down well with a section of the public that used the hashtag #SomeoneTellKofiAnnan to criticise him.
One specific user lashed out at Annan for ‘bringing bad memories’ back to the country.
Koffi Annan was the chief mediator after the disputed 2007 elections, reconciling then rivals former President Mwai Kibaki and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
During the skirmishes, about 1300 people died while 600,000 others were displaced.
Here are some of the reactions:
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Danmuniu @danmuniu#SomeOneTellKofiAnnan We have a free and fair judicial system.We no longer need his opinion or aid as mediator
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World Boss @josphat77kamau#SomeOneTellKofiAnnan that Kenya is a free nation and we will have peace in Jesus name Amen..
#SomeOneTellKofiAnnan He made back-door deals to ‘fix’ other leaders all in the name of peace…We will not accept another back-door deal.
#someonetellkofiannan we made a mistake but we are trying to build our country
#SomeOneTellKofiAnnan what we have at the moment is a new post ICC dispensation. We need post ICC suggestions and solutions.
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#SomeOneTellKofiAnnan We have moved on. We rather talk the future that go back to where we were. ICC was a nightmare to us all. Now we done
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Hon.AbdallaSheikh @Gryamoh#SomeOneTellKofiAnnan that he’s past the age of sponsoring and having grey hair is not a sign of wisdom. Atafutiwe ‘kihiki’ understanding.
#SomeOneTellKofiAnnan The guy literally brokered a peace deal, but he cannot be given the time and space to air his opinion.
#SomeOneTellKofiAnnan that Jubilee government has allocated shs 6B for the resettlement of imaginary IDPs in FY 16 /17 Budget @Kipezer
