Lawyer Paul Gicheru informed the government before he was granted permission to travel to the Hague where he surrendered to International Criminal Court(ICC).
According to the Standard Newspaper, Gicheru informed the Head of Civil Service Joseph Kinyua, asking him for permission to travel.
However, Gicheru did not disclose that he was going to surrender to the ICC.
The lawyer is the chairman of Export Processing Zones Authority and therefore could not travel abroad without seeking direct permission from the Executive Office of the President.
On September 13, the Government banned international travel for all State officers and required them to seek permission from the Head of State.
“This is to notify you that it has been decided, until further advised otherwise, no government official will travel outside the country without clearance by the President,” reads the circular sent to Cabinet Secretaries, the Attorney General and Principal Secretaries.
“For avoidance of doubt, the officials in reference include Cabinet Secretaries, Principal Secretaries and officers in ministries, Chief Executive Officers of Parastatals and their officers, and Board of Directors of Parastatals.”
At 4.33pm yesterday, Gicheru called his lawyer John Khaminwa from The Hague.
In a conversation that took six minutes, he explained that in his letter he explained that he was going to resolve a personal issue. He got permission and used it to process visas at the Netherlands Embassy for himself and his wife Ruth.
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The embassy cleared the way for him to travel to Netherlands where he handed himself to the police on Monday.
He is expected to appear before Pre-Trial Chamber Judge Reine Adelaide Sophie Alaphini-Gansou at 4pm The Hague time.
Meanwhile, yesterday, ICC Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda appealed to the Kenyan Government to surrender the other two suspects – Philip Bett and Walter Barasa – to face trial alongside Gicheru.
Bensouda said collectively, the warrants of arrest against Bett, Gicheru and Barasa underscore her unwavering commitment to using measures available to her under the Rome Statute to safeguard the integrity of the court’s proceedings.
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