Sudan's Minister of Foreign Affairs gave Kenyan Ambassador Robert Mutua Ngesu 72 hours to leave the country, according to state media. The expulsion was a direct reaction to the court ruling, the Sudan News Agency (SUNA) reported.
The Sudanese foreign ministry also summoned its ambassador to Kenya back to Khartoum, SUNA reported.
President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan, is wanted by the International Criminal Court at the Hague in relation to alleged crimes in Darfur.
The Kenyan 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.
"The courts have said that Kenya has an obligation to arrest Bashir if he is to come to the country, if there was doubt as to the legal position, that has been clarified," says George Kegoro, the executive director of the ICJ.
Al-Bashir visited Kenya last year to attend the ceremony for a new constitution. At the time Kenyan officials said that Kenya was beholden to African Union decisions on arresting the Sudanese president.
According to the ICJ, the court said local laws and international agreements such as the Rome Statue that Kenya has signed supersede African Union policies. CNN.
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