Two presidential candidates for the 2013 elections, must face trial for war crimes committed after the marred election of 2007, ruled the International Criminal Court on Monday.
Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya's finance minister and the country's highest ranking individual on the Forbes' rich list, is alleged to have ordered the militia to commits acts of murder and rape, along side William Ruto, former education minister.
At least 1220 civilians were killed during the post-election violence.
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