On Monday, the NationalGreenTribunalissuednoticestothe centralandlocalauthorities, including the MinistryofEnvironment and Forests, telling themtorespondtothe petitionthis month.
In a bitterly ironic twist, many foreign observers argue that Cambodia is still incapable of mounting a properly constituted localtribunal for Pol Pot's surviving Khmer Rouge lieutenants.
"Me and President Kibaki spent eight hours in Parliament to try and set up a localtribunal.... I know it's going to cause serious challenges to run the government via skype from the Hague, " he said.
During the debate, Mr Odinga said his efforts to establish a localtribunal to try suspects involved in the conflict were thwarted by some of his opponents, who will now be tried at the Hague a month after the 4 March election.