Kenya snubs envoys of ICC backers in tit-for-tat diplomacy

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Kenya appears to be punishing nations backing the International Criminal Court, where President Uhuru Kenyatta faces trial for crimes against humanity, by keeping envoys in limbo while they wait for accreditation. European nations said they would keep diplomatic contact with newly elected Kenyatta to a minimum due to the looming trial at The Hague-based court, but eight months after he took office, it is the president's turn to hit back over their support for the ICC. "This is a diplomatic move that reflects protest at the ICC," said Alex Vines from Britain's Chatham House. "It also reflects how Kenya’s foreign affairs have been focused on ICC."

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