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Walter Menya<\/p>\n

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Nairobi \u2014 Kenya failed to stand by its ally Libya whose support the government sought in the bid to defer ICC cases.<\/p>\n

The country joined the rest of the world to vote for Tripoli’s suspension from the United Nations Human Rights Council.<\/p>\n

But the government’s voting at the UN General Assembly was defended by the Foreign affairs ministry in Nairobi.<\/p>\n

Acting Foreign Affairs permanent secretary Patrick Wamoto said Kenya’s action should not be viewed as hostile.<\/p>\n

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“This is a matter that even the African Union has spoken out against because the response against the Libyan people was well beyond what was expected,” said Mr Wamoto.<\/p>\n

“Almost every other country has expressed dismay.”<\/p>\n

The suspension was due to Libyan leader Muammar Gadaffi’s lethal crackdown on protests as the Security Council warned of new action against his regime.<\/p>\n

The 192-member assembly passed a suspension resolution without a vote, after UN chief Ban Ki-moon urged the body to “act decisively.”<\/p>\n

No country spoke up for the Libyan regime at the brief debate.<\/p>\n

Col Gadaffi was one of the African leaders Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka met as he lobbied the continent’s leaders to\u00a0 (Read: Gaddafi backs Kenya’s quest for ICC deferral)<\/p>\n

Mr Musyoka’s meeting with Col Gadaffi, who unsurprisingly gave his blessings to Kenya’s request, has come under criticism from several quarters.<\/p>\n

Last week, Deputy PM Musalia Mudavadi told a rally in Kakamega that Mr Musyoka owed the country an apology for seeking support of the embattled Libyan leader in the bid to have the cases deferred.<\/p>\n

“Look at the people my friend Kalonzo is associating us with,” he said.<\/p>\n

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