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Where the Hell is Moses Kuria?

It seems Moses Kuria, the man of many portfolios, embarked on a whirlwind adventure through the halls of government, only to find himself in a comedic conundrum. Starting off strong as the Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade, and Industry, he was the talk of the town. But alas, fate had other plans. In a twist fit for a sitcom, Kuria found himself shuffled over to the Public Service portfolio faster than you can say "bureaucratic shuffle". Then, the plot thickened! In a classic case of diplomatic drama, the US Trade Representative, Katherine Tai, decided to give Kuria a cold shoulder after cancelling not one, but two meetings with him. The reason? His "foul mouth". Oh, the irony! It seems even the most seasoned politicians can't escape the wrath of a sharp tongue. Since then, Kuria has seemingly vanished into thin air, keeping a low profile that would make even Bigfoot jealous. Rumour has it he's taken up residence in a cozy cave somewhere, pondering th
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US refuses to support Kenya’s bid to defer The Hague 6 cases

The high point of Kalonzo's "shadow diplomacy"
The United States is opposed to a deferral of cases against six suspected masterminds of Kenya’s post-election violence. Kenya however got the support of the African Union to defer the cases at the continental group’s summit that ended in Addis Ababa on Monday.

US Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg, who is visiting Kenya, said on Thursday that his government would not support the deferrals, especially if they were meant to protect the suspects. “What is critical is to make sure accountability is achieved and impunity is avoided,” he said.

Mr Steinberg said the UN Security Council had not communicated with the US as one of its permanent members on the AU’s deferrals request. “The US feels strongly that accountability is a critical element of making sure Kenya can move forward and deal with the past as well as build a strong future,” Mr Steinberg said in Nairobi after he called on Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission director Patrick Lumumba. He reiterated the same at a meeting with journalists at the US embassy in Nairobi. “Because the ICC is the mechanism available and which Kenya submitted to, that is what we support,” he said. China, also a permanent member of the Security Council, favours Kenya’s request.

President Kibaki has said he supports a local mechanism to try the suspects, but Mr Steinberg said the US would not back this unless it meets the standards for trying international crimes. The US official also met President Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga separately and delivered a similar message.

Meanwhile, a group of organisations on Thursday held demonstrations in Nairobi to protest the decision by some MPs to pull out of the ICC. The civil society groups said the move by the MPs to vote to move out of the ICC process is an attack on Kenya’s sovereignty. “We very firmly state that we do not support the proposal to remove Kenya from the ICC” Ms Rosemary Tollo of Africa Centre for Open Governance said.
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