Kenya and Haiti Sign Deal for Deployment of 1,000 Police Officers
Kenya and Haiti have formalized the deployment of 1,000 police officers to the Carribean country.
The agreement was signed on Friday, March 1, by Interior Cabinet Secretary (CS) Kithure Kindiki and the Haiti Security Minister at State House.
Also present were President William Ruto and Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry.
The deal comes despite a court order that barred the deployment plan, terming it as unconstitutional.
The Haiti Prime Minister arrived in the country on Thursday, after an invitation from President William Ruto, which he stated was to finalise the agreement between the two states to send Kenyan troops to the troubled country.
In the meeting held at the state house, Ruto promised to help Haiti solve the gang problem in the Caribbean nation, as the two countries share the same origin.
ALSO READ:
- How not to make a mistake when choosing the best bookmaker in Kenya
- Understanding Gatwiri’s Cause of Death: Unraveling Positional Asphyxiation
- KRA Rules Out Tax Relief on SHIF Deductions
- Understanding Why Married Women Cheat: Common Reasons Behind Infidelity
- Violence Erupts in Mozambique: Three Killed, 66 Injured in Protests Over Disputed Election
“We are offering the experience and expertise of our police officers in the Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti as mandated by the United Nations Security Council and as guided by our courts,” Ruto stated.
This comes after a gang staged an attack, sieging Haiti’s main airport, government agencies, and police stations, which paralysed operations in the country on Thursday, February 29.
In a video circulating on social media, Jimmy Cherizier, leader of the gang federation G9 Family and Allies, revealed that a plan was underway to seize control of the government operations.
Warning Prime Minister Henry not to return from Kenya, the gang leader further directed his crew to reign on police posts, leading to the death of four people.
On January 26, the High Court in Nairobi through a ruling delivered by Judge Chacha Mwita declared police deployment to Haiti unconstitutional, adding that the National Security Police could not deploy police officers outside the country.
US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-greenfield speaking at a conference on Monday revealed that Benin has also offered 2,000 troops to support the planned Kenyan-led international force to Haiti.
Kenya and Haiti Sign Deal for Deployment of 1,000 Police Officers
