Election violence tribunal signed in Kenya
Published:Thursday | December 18, 2008 | 9:33 AM
The president and prime minister of Kenya have signed a deal that will pave the way for an election violence tribunal.
They agreed to it within hours of a deadline set out in a report on the deadly clashes that erupted after last December\'s elections.
The court will seek to try the ringleaders of the violence.
Parliament now has 45 days to set up the tribunal to begin hearings by March or a sealed list of suspects will be handed over to the International Criminal Court.
About 1,500 people died in the post-election clashes and another 300,000 people fled their homes.