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Kenyan Vice-President William Ruto left Nairobi to fly to The Hague on Monday, a day before the start of his crimes against humanity trial at the International Criminal Court(ICC).
As government ministers and MPs saw him off at the Jomo Kenyatta Airport in Nairobi on Monday, Mr Ruto said: "Gentlemen, take care of this great nation," the local Daily Nation newspaper reports.
Ruto and President Uhuru Kenyatta have been charged with crimes against humanity, which they deny.
According to news24, Ruto is accused by the ICC of masterminding some of the 2007-2008 post-election unrest that left at least 1 100 dead and more than 600 000 homeless.
Fellow accused Joshua Arap Sang, a radio boss accused of inciting and helping co-ordinate attacks during the violence, is already in The Hague, after flying there over the weekend.
Both will plead not guilty.
On Thursday, Kenya's parliament passed a motion calling for Kenya to withdraw from the ICC. The court said the cases would continue, even if Kenya withdrew.
