Before a significant court decision about the plans, Kenyan police officers who were scheduled to be sent to Haiti had finished their training.
On January 4, the teams from the Anti-Stock Theft Unit, General Service Unit, Border Patrol Unit, and Rapid Deployment Unit finished their training.
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According to officials, the squad was instructed to take a little break and await the court’s decision about their scheduled deployment.
“The team is now ready for deployment after rigorous training,” stated an official who wished to remain anonymous.
After graduation, if the judge grants permission, the team will gather at the GSU Recce Squad headquarters in Ruiru before leaving.
The matter regarding the deployment will be decided on January 26, according to High Court judge Chacha Mwita’s declaration from last November.
Chief of the Thirdway Alliance party Ekuru Aukot filed a lawsuit against President William Ruto and his team for thwarting the peacekeeping effort.
Police are expected to send at least 1,000 cops to the country that is infested with gangs.
According to Aukot, Kenya has not approved any legislation or treaties that would permit the sending of police officers abroad.
More than Sh30 billion is at risk, which the team will get for deployment from a number of partners.
During their time in Haiti, the crew will don the official battle uniform of the General Service Unit, which is forest green.
Kenya will assume management of around 3,000 employees.
The team’s primary armament will be AK-47 rifles.
Members of staff from nations that have committed to sending teams to Haiti will accompany the officers.
A number of nations, including Nigeria, Burundi, Chad, Jamaica, Grenada, Paraguay, Nigeria, and Mauritius, have acknowledged sending officers to Haiti.
The procedure received positive feedback from a high-ranking Haitian team that traveled to Nairobi to gather information on Kenyan police readiness for deployment to the Caribbean country.
The group declared itself pleased and prepared to accept the Kenyan police. It was commanded by Frédéric Leconte, Director of Criminal Investigations in Haiti, and Frantz Elbe, Director General of the Haitian National Police.
For a three-day journey to get an understanding of Kenyan police operations, the crew arrived in Nairobi on December 12.
The authorities had a meeting with other police commanders and Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome on December 13.
According to officials, they later went to a number of extremely private and sensitive locations, including the Administration Police Training College, National Police Communications and Command Center, and DCI headquarters.
Kenya is more than willing to assist its country, the team said as they departed after the tour.
“They said they are waiting for our arrival there. They are happy with our preparations,” an official said.
The teams were led throughout their tour by Deputy Inspector General Administration Police Service Noor Gabow, who is in charge of the Haiti mission.
Cabinet gave its consent in October of last year to send 1,000 police officers to Haiti, clearing a final legal obstacle in the process of obtaining the necessary round of permits to give the operation legal support.
