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Following conclusion of the 12th Assembly of States Parties conference in The Hague last week, countries which have ratified the Rome Statute are now expected to submit reports on the complementarity progress.

A resolution from the assembly mandates international organisations and civil society organisations to also file reports on the level of complementarity by member states.

“The resolution on complementarity called again upon states, international organisations and civil society as well as the court to submit information on their complementarity related activities to the secretariat, the organ tasked by the assembly to continue the facilitation of exchange of information on this topic,” a resolution of the States Parties reads in part.

Kenya is among countries expected to submit a report on what it has done so far to complement the work of the International Criminal Court (ICC) where its two top leaders-President Uhuru Kenyatta, his Deputy William Ruto and former journalist Joshua arap Sang are facing crimes against humanity charges.

During the States Parties meeting held between November 19 and 28, Attorney General Githu Muigai announced that the Kenyan government was in the process of establishing an International Crimes Division (ICD) at the High Court, to complement The Hague-based court in trying middle-level perpetrators of the 2007-08 post election violence.

The AG and Reverend Sam Kobia, a member of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) who chairs the five-member committee charged with the task of forming the special court, have assured that plans are at an advanced stage to set it up.

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