The deployment of 1,000 police officers to spearhead a global peacekeeping operation to Haiti to curb gang violence recently received approval from Kenya’s Cabinet.
The resolution must now be approved by Haiti’s parliament.
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The most current United Nations (UN) figures show that from January 1 to August 15, there were over 2,400 documented fatalities, over 950 reported kidnappings, and another 902 reported injuries in Haiti.
A challenge to the deployment brought by a local lawmaker will be considered on October 24. Kenya’s high court blocked the deployment, which the UN Security Council had authorized earlier this month, for two weeks.
In a recent appearance before a committee of the national assembly, Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki advocated for getting parliamentary consent before deploying any soldiers.
Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome, who was with the minister, declared that the initial batch of cops headed for Haiti had begun their training.
On October 2, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution approving the Kenya-led peacekeeping mission. The US has committed up to $200 million in voluntary contributions to support the operation.
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga last week criticized the nation’s participation in the deployment, claiming that Kenya has its own security issues.
The 1,000 policemen Kenya intended to send to Haiti have not yet received confirmation of their deployment date. The army commanded by Kenya, according to President William Ruto, won’t “fail the people of Haiti,” he stated on October 3.
