Kenyan Leaders Petition UN to Stop Planned Police Deployment to Haiti

KENYAN POLITICIANS PETITION AGAINST POLICE DEPLOYMENT TO HAITI

On May 18th, Kenyan politicians announced that they have submitted a petition to the United Nations and the United States regarding the deployment of Kenyan police officers to Haiti.

Led by Ekuru Aukot, the leader of the Thirdway Alliance Party in Kenya, the politicians argued that there are other countries more suitable for managing the mission to combat gang violence in Haiti.

Aukot emphasized the need for the United Nations Security Council to call upon geographically and linguistically closer UN members to provide the proposed service. These statements were made in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. Meanwhile, it has been reported that the Kenyan police officers, who were scheduled to lead a multinational security support mission in Haiti, are expected to depart from the country next Sunday.

Aukot criticized the interference of other nations, particularly the United States and its allies, stating that it has contributed to the suffering of the Haitian people. The Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti was authorized by the United Nations Security Council in October 2023 under Resolution 2699.

In response to Haiti's request for international assistance in combating the gangs, Kenya volunteered to lead a multinational security force and later offered to send 1,000 officers to Haiti.

However, the deployment of Kenyan police officers has faced legal challenges. The Kenyan High Court previously ruled that the deployment, which is currently behind schedule, is illegal.

In February, the court halted the government from deploying police officers in Haiti, citing that the National Security Council, the government's top security organ, lacks the legal authority to deploy regular police officers outside of the country.

 

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