An hour Kenyatta, the finance minister and current deputy prime minister, William Ruto, the most powerful politicians in the Rift Valley, where the worst violence occurred, and Francis Muthaura, head of public administration and close ally of President Mwai Kibaki was named the most prominent suspects today Luis Moreno-Ocampo, chief prosecutors of the tribunal.
The three of inciting ethnic or facilitated attacks in the chaos that followed disputed elections in 2007, which saw at least 1133 dead and forced hundreds of thousands of people to leave their homes for her. "
It was appointed Minister of an industrialization, Henry Kosgey, former police chief, Major General Mohammed Hussein Ali, and radio journalists Joshua Arap Sang.
"These are not only crimes against innocent Kenyans," said Moreno-Ocampo. "These are crimes against humanity as a whole. By breaking the cycle of impunity for mass crimes, victims and their families to justice. And Kenyans can clear the way for peaceful elections in 2012 to open."
The case could be a defining moment for Kenya, which have enjoyed the political elite and their allies almost total impunity since independence for the crime of murder to corruption. Furthermore, radically change the political landscape: The Kenyatta and Ruto were measuring as a candidate for the presidency and the respective leaders and Kikuyu communities Kalenjin, which provided all the presidents of Kenya today.
Rout has been accused of inciting the Kalenjin gangs to attack other communities accused, while Kenyatta was "the intersection between the Mungiki - a mafia gang that carried out acts of revenge -" and the PNU party "Kibaki.
While others are tilted far to be named as a suspect does not Muthaura, and the charges against him will be very harmful to Kibaki.
Moreno-Ocampo said Thursday he hoped that the suspects deny the allegations, his intention to "give up voluntarily" announced and warned to intimidate witnesses.
The case has caused panic at the highest levels of government in recent days. On Monday, President Mwai Kibaki, whose controversial poll victory violence triggered. It would be a special tribunal on suspects in the violence involved after the election to create tries - an apparent attempt. The ICC intervention undermined since the failure to create a local court was the why Moreno-Ocampo escalated.
Kenyatta and Ruto parliamentary allies have argued that the case of Moreno Ocampo policy, while a member of the province Ruto today revoked due to a parliamentary motion from the Kenya international court was present.
However, among ordinary citizens, there is broad support for the ICC to a poll published today in a local newspaper today showed that 85% of Kenyans wanted the suspects to The Hague.
"These people always do what they want and nothing happened," said David Maina, a newspaper in Nairobi, an expression of popular opinion. "Then they will now Ocampo."
Although it concerns about possible violence and protest in the regions of origin of suspects, victims of ethnic attacks in these areas, we still welcome the announcement live this morning.
"I've been waiting a long time, what would happen," said Pastor Stephen Mburu, 46, who escaped when their church was near Eldoret on the ground by a mob of Kalenjin men burned, Kikuyu, killing 35, mostly women and children.
"This can prevent these things from occurring in the future."
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