The chief prosecutor in the International Criminal Court at The Hague has arrived in Kenya to start a long awaited investigation into the country's 2007-8 post-election violence.
Luis Morena-Ocampo landed in Nairobi on Saturday for a five-day visit in which he will meet victims of the unrest.
He said: "We will investigate the crimes, protecting the victims and respecting the rights of the suspects. We will follow the evidence, and we will prosecute those responsible
This will be no easy task considering high-ranking politicians are believed to have fomented the violence. Divisions among Kenya's diverse ethnic groups resulted in bloodshed following the disputed election where incumbent President Kibaki was accused of stealing the election.
Despite the difficult task ahead of him, Moreno-Ocampo said he hoped the investigation would discourage violence in the 15 African countries due to hold elections over the next 18 months.
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