Nairobi , Kenya ( CNN ) -- The Kenyan government plans to appeal a warrant issued by its high court calling for the arrest of the Sudanese president over alleged war crimes . A Kenyan judge on Monday ruled that President Omar al-Bashir be arrested if he sets foot in the nation again after the government failed to execute an International Criminal Court warrant when he visited Nairobi last year . The ruling sparked a diplomatic row between the two nations , with Sudan expelling the Kenyan ambassador and recalling its envoy to the nation . A day after the ruling , Kenya 's foreign minister described it as `` unhelpful '' and pledged to ensure it does not undermine relations between the two nations . `` Since our judicial system provides for right of appeal , we shall carefully look at the judgment with a view to requesting the Attorney General to expeditiously prefer an appeal in the matter , '' Moses Wetang'ula said in a statement Tuesday . The high court ruling was the result of a case that the International Commission of Jurists ( ICJ ) brought against Kenya 's attorney general and internal security minster in 2010 . Al-Bashir visited Kenya last year to attend the signing ceremonies for the nation 's new constitution . At the time , Kenyan officials said their first obligation was to the African Union , not the International Criminal Court . The African Union opposes the ICC warrants , saying his arrest could destabilize Sudan . The ICC based in the Hague has issued arrest warrants for al-Bashir on alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes . He has denied the charges and accused western nations of `` neo-colonialism . '' The Sudanese leader is wanted by the ICC on allegations of war crimes and genocide in western Sudan 's Darfur region , where violence that erupted in 2003 left at least 300,000 people dead .
A Kenyan judge rules that President Omar al-Bashir be arrested if he visits . The ruling sparks a diplomatic row between the two nations . Score: 6