Expert says court case aided Kenya president-elect
By JASON STRAZIUSO and RODNEY MUHUMUZABy JASON STRAZIUSO and RODNEY MUHUMUZA, Associated Press?
?Kenyan men sit in the Kibera Slum of Nairobi, Kenya, Sunday March 10, 2013, under a graffiti artwork with the slogan "Ghetto Pimps", one day after Uhuru Kenyatta was declared winner in the Kenyan presidential elections Kenya's election commission posted complete results early Saturday showing that Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta prevailed in the country's presidential elections by the slimmest of margins, winning 50.03 percent of the vote. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
Kenyan men sit in the Kibera Slum of Nairobi, Kenya, Sunday March 10, 2013, under a graffiti artwork with the slogan "Ghetto Pimps", one day after Uhuru Kenyatta was declared winner in the Kenyan presidential elections Kenya's election commission posted complete results early Saturday showing that Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Kenyatta prevailed in the country's presidential elections by the slimmest of margins, winning 50.03 percent of the vote. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
Kenya's President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta, right, is driven away after attending a church service at the Catholic church in his hometown of Gatundu, about 45 kilometers north of Nairobi, Kenya, on Sunday, March 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)
Kenya's President-elect Uhuru Kenyatta addressing the congregation after attending service at a church in his hometown of Gatundu, about 45 kilometers north of Nairobi, Kenya, on Sunday, March 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi)
Chairman of the election commission Isaak Hassan, left, speaks to the media after handing over a certificate of the recent election results, a matter of protocol, to Kenya's Chief Justice Willy Mutunga, right, at the Supreme Court in downtown Nairobi, Kenya Monday, March 11, 2013. Uhuru Kenyatta, the son of Kenya's founding father, was named the winner of the country's presidential election on Saturday with 50.07 percent of the vote, but his opponent Raila Odinga refused to concede saying he had plans to petition the Supreme Court, alleging multiple failures in the election's integrity that he said has put Kenyan democracy on trial. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim)
Kenyan president-elect Uhuru Kenyatta waves at supporters after winning the elections in Nairobi, Kenya, Saturday, March 9, 2013. Kenya's election commission posted complete results early Saturday showing that Deputy Prime Minister Kenyatta prevailed in the country's presidential elections by the slimmest of margins, winning 50.03 percent of the vote. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) ? The International Criminal Court charges Uhuru Kenyatta faces would have crippled a U.S. or European politician: orchestrating murder, rape and deportation in Kenya's 2007-08 postelection chaos. Instead, the charges may have propelled Kenyatta to Kenya's presidency.
Kenyatta on Saturday was named the winner of Kenya's election with 50.07 percent of the March 4 vote.
The win came despite ICC charges, and in spite of warnings from the U.S. of "consequences" for the Kenya-U.S. relationship if Kenyatta were to win, a sentiment echoed by Britain and Europe.
Or, as many Kenyans will tell you, Kenyatta's win may have come because of the outside world's view.
Aly-Khan Satchu, a prominent Nairobi economist, said Monday the ICC and the Carson statement were "the defining narrative" of the election and propelled Kenyatta to power.
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