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Lawyers for Kenyan post-election violence suspects call for trial delay

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    In this photo taken Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, Kenyan presidential candidates, from left, Uhuru Kenyatta, Peter Kenneth, Musalia Mudavadi, Martha Karua, and Raila Odinga, take part with other candidates, unseen, in a televised debate in Nairobi, Kenya. Three weeks before they go to the polls, millions of Kenyans watched and listened to the nation's first-ever presidential debate, with the two front-running candidates trading barbs over the looming trial of one of them in the International Criminal Court. (AP Photo) (The Associated Press)

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    Presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta arrives to take part in a televised debate between presidential contenders, in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, Feb. 11, 2013. Kenya's foreign affairs minister on Monday criticized European Union ambassadors in person for what he called an orchestrated attempt to favor a presidential candidate in Kenya's upcoming elections due to take place on March 4, in which one of the top contenders is Uhuru Kenyatta who faces charges before the International Criminal Court related to the postelection violence that killed more than 1,000 people after Kenya's last presidential election in 2007. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi) --------- (The Associated Press)

Two prominent Kenyans accused of orchestrating deadly violence that erupted after 2007 presidential elections called on the International Criminal Court on Thursday to delay the start of their trial.


They argue that identities of several witnesses are still being withheld and large chunks of evidence are being redacted by prosecutors, meaning they cannot properly prepare for trial.



Judges made no immediate ruling.


The violence left more than 1,000 people dead.



Attempting to explain how they will run the country while facing a trial at the ICC that could last for years and how Kenya's relationship with the west will be affected if they win, have become the main talking points for Kenyatta and Ruto in their campaigns throughout the country.







Associated Press writer Tom Odula in Nairobi, Kenya, contributed.