uhuru kenyatta resigns

kenya's finance minister, uhuru kenyatta, has resigned following a ruling that he will face trial for crimes against humanity. It comes days after the international criminal court,icc ruled that he should face prosecution over post-election violence in kenya in 2008. But he will remain deputy prime minister, according to a statement issued by president mwai kibaki. The cabinet secretary, francis muthaura, has also stepped down. The pair are among four prominent kenyans named by the icc, who all deny their roles in the post-election violence of 2007-2008. The attorney general had said they did not have to resign, stating their future would be decided after the outcome of their appeal to stop the international criminal court trial from going ahead. Mr kenyatta, son of kenya's founding president jomo kenyatta and a man who has been ranked as one of its richest citizens, is accused of crimes against humanity, including murder and persecution. Mr muthaura faces the same charges.