Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has stated that the Country will not spend public finances on deploying the National Police Service (NPS) specialized units to Haiti to lead the Multi-National Security Mission in the Caribbean State.
Speaking on Sunday in Meru, the CS reiterated that the United Nations will cater for the Mission’s finances from member states' contributions.
Further, he assured the country that deploying the 1000-strong police force to Haiti will not compromise the government’s resolve to secure her citizens here at home.
“Kenya’s participation in the Haiti peacekeeping mission will not in any way compromise or undermine our commitment and responsibility to protect citizens and their property,” he said.
The United States has committed to providing Kenya with a Kes 100 million war chest to aid them in the Haiti mission.
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Since President Jovenel Mose was assassinated in July 2021 at his home in the capital, Port-au-Prince, Haiti has been dealing with an uptick in violence, prompting the UN Security Council to approve a security intervention to supplement the efforts of the understaffed and underfunded Haitian national police force.
Kindiki referred to the decision by the UN Security Council and Haiti to allow Kenya to lead the exercise and send troops to the peacekeeping mission in Haiti as a huge "honour for the country."
Based on the experience of Kenyan soldiers in past peace missions worldwide, he voiced optimism for the mission to Haiti's success.
“We will succeed in Haiti as we have in previous peace keeping missions. Chile, Jamaica, Grenada, Burundi, Chad, Nigeria and Mauritius are among countries that have confirmed deployment of their officers to Haiti,” he said.
