ICC prosecutor Karim Khan in Kenya for MKU graduation
By Wycliffe Nyamasege, August 4, 2023
Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), is among the delegation attending the 23rd graduation ceremony of Mount Kenya University (MKU).
The private university is set to confer the seasoned lawyer with an Honorary Doctor of Law (Honoris Causa).
Khan is a holder of a Bachelor of Laws degree with Honours, from King’s College, University of London, and several other degrees and qualifications.
“He (Khan) has amassed massive experience in his more than 30 years of distinguished service as a barrister. He has been a King’s Counsel since 2011. He is also a Bencher of Lincoln’s Inn and was appointed a Recorder of the Crown Court in 2018,” MKU said in a statement on Friday.
The British lawyer was sworn in as ICC prosecutor in June 2021.
The 53-year-old succeeded seasoned prosecutor Fatou Bensouda of Gambia in the Hague-based court.
He is also widely known in Kenya for representing President William Ruto during his trial at the Hague for crimes against humanity.
The case against Ruto, then deputy president, was thrown out by the court in April 2016 for lack of sufficient evidence.
Khan has also represented son of late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi and former Liberian President Charles Taylor.