High Court Stops Govt From Deploying Police to Haiti
On Monday, the High Court prevented the Interior Ministry from sanctioning a proposal to send Kenyan police officers to Haiti on a mission to restore peace to that troubled Caribbean island.
Justice Chacha Mwita issued a conservatory order blocking the government from deploying 1,000 police to Haiti following ratification by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on October 2.
”That a conservatory order is hereby issued restraining the respondents from deploying police officers to Haiti or any other Country until October 24, 2023,” Justice Mwita ordered.
The petition, submitted by the Third Way Alliance via Ekuru Aukot on October 6 and challenging the legality of the operation, could jeopardize the US-backed mission.
According to a court document sent to PoliticalPulseChat, the petition was filed by Third Way Alliance Miruru Waweru and another individual against The Cabinet Secretary of Interior and National Government Coordination the Speaker of the National Assembly, and Four Others.
According to Justice Mwita, the court was convinced by the petition’s application that it raised significant issues of national importance and demanded prompt consideration.
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The court also ordered the petition’s respondents to file their responses within three days of service.
”That the petitioners will then have three days after service to file and serve a supplementary affidavit, if any, together with the written submissions to the petition, not exceeding 10 pages.”
”That once served, the respondents will have 3 days to file and serve written submissions to the petition also not exceeding 10 pages,” partly read the order.
The United Nations Security Council authorized the deployment of a multinational force commanded by Kenya to police gang-controlled Haiti.
Thirteen of the fifteen council members voted to endorse the deployment, while two abstained and none opposed it.
Before a vote by the United Nations Security Council, the Kenyan Government inked a Ksh 14.8 billion ($100 million) agreement with the United States Government to fund Kenya’s mission in Haiti.
High Court Stops Govt From Deploying Police to Haiti
