oral ▁and ▁B ound aries ▁Commission ▁from ▁accepting ▁the ▁nom ination ▁of ▁any ▁candidate ▁who ▁has ▁been ▁committed ▁to ▁trial ▁for ▁serious ▁criminal ▁charges ▁under ▁the ▁Ken yan ▁and ▁International ▁law . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁elections , ▁Ken y atta ▁and ▁R uto ▁were ▁facing ▁charges ▁of ▁cr imes ▁against ▁human ity ▁at ▁the ▁International ▁C riminal ▁Court ▁( IC C ) ▁ ▁following ▁the ▁International ▁C riminal ▁Court ▁investigation ▁in ▁Ken ya ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 – 2 0 0 8 ▁post - e lection ▁violence . ▁Although ▁the ▁pet ition ers ▁with d rew ▁the ▁case ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁a ▁new ▁pet ition ▁was ▁file d ▁the ▁following ▁day ▁by ▁an ▁N GO ▁that ▁was ▁an ▁interested ▁party ▁in ▁the ▁initial ▁case . ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁High ▁Court ▁Judge ▁David ▁Maj anja ▁ruled ▁that ▁three ▁integrity ▁cases ▁file d ▁against ▁president ial ▁candidates ▁and ▁their ▁deput ies ▁would ▁be ▁heard ▁joint ly . ▁The ▁cases ▁sought ▁to ▁bar ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Rail a ▁Od ing a , ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁Kal on zo ▁Mus y oka , ▁Deput y ▁Prime ▁Minister s ▁U h uru ▁Ken y atta ▁and ▁Mus alia ▁M ud av adi ▁and ▁William ▁R uto ▁from ▁contest ing ▁in ▁the ▁president ial ▁elections . ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁Wil ly ▁Mut ung a ▁appointed ▁five ▁jud