Justice for IDPs in Nyanza

INTERNALLY Displaced Persons' in Nyanza have expressed fears that they may not get justice at the International Criminal Court.
"It is unfortunate the ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda is visiting the country and has no plans of meeting the

IDPs and victims of post-election violence in Nyanza," read a statement from Nyanza IDP's Network.
Chairman Nelson Owegi yesterday said Bessouda's predecessor Moreno Ocampo did not also visit the IDPs. On Tuesday Bensouda met President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga at Harambee house. Today she will visit the Kiambaa church.

Gender representative Nyanza IDP Network Maurine Opondo who spoke on behalf of the IDPs lamented that even the former ICC prosecutor Moreno Ocampo failed to visit the region during his tenure despite coming to the country.

The IDP's said as victims of the 2007/2008 Post Election Violence they are concerned by ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda's visit to the country.

"Our concern as the IDPs in Nyanza during the visit of Moreno Ocampo he did not bother to come to Nyanza region to assess the situation of the IDPs who are integrated," read the IDPs statement.

With the new prosecutor's neglect for this region, we feel discouraged and appeal for tolerant because we all suffered as a result of the post election violence, Owegi said.

"It was Kisumu that witnessed police shootings and rape cases during the violence and we need to be told why we cannot meet the ICC bosses," he added.

Kibaki assured that the Government is committed to ensuring free, fair and peaceful elections next year. Bensouda said her main reason for visiting the country was to enhance cooperation between Kenya and the ICC.

The prosecutor will today tour Kiambaa region in the outskirts of Eldoret Town and then hold the first ever public forum by a high ranking ICC official in the region that bore the brunt of the 2007/2008 election-related violence at Eldoret Town Hall later tomorrow (Friday).