NAIROBI: A majority of Kenyans want to see their president appear in court to face charges of crimes against humanity.

That’s according a new poll Thursday that found that 67 percent of 2,060 Kenyans surveyed think President Uhuru Kenyatta should attend his trial at the International Criminal Court. Kenyatta faces charges related to accusations he helped orchestrate the country’s 2007-2008 postelection violence that saw more than 1,000 people killed.

Kenyatta has successfully rallied leaders across Africa to denounce The Hague, Netherlands-based, court as an institution that unfairly targets Africans. Last month the continental body, the African Union, said the ICC should delay its trial of Kenya’s president, in part because Kenya faces increased security challenges after September’s militant attack on Nairobi’s Westgate Mall that killed 67 people.

A draft resolution before the UN Security Council requests ICC “to defer the investigation and prosecution against President Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta and Deputy President William Samoei Ruto for a period of 12 months.”

China’s UN Ambassador Liu Jieyi, the current Security Council president whose country supports the resolution, said that barring last-minute changes there will be a vote Friday.

Diplomats say the draft resolution appears doomed, with only seven of the 15 council members known to be supporting it. It would need nine votes to pass, and even then it could be vetoed by strong ICC supporters Britain or France.

Amnesty International is urging the council to vote against a deferral, saying victims of Kenya’s 2007-2008 postelection violence have waited too long for justice.

“It would be a shame if Security Council members prioritized the personal interests of political leaders over those of victims of crimes against humanity,” said Tawanda Hondora, deputy director of law and policy at Amnesty International.

Kenyans in recent months have watched ICC proceedings against Ruto, who also faces charges for his alleged role in directing postelection violence.