President William Ruto has affirmed that the Haiti mission will go as planned and that soldiers will be deployed in three weeks despite the judiciary's terming it unconstitutional.

Kenya will lead a UN-backed operation to protect the Caribbean nation plagued by violence, poverty, and political instability.

PHOTO | COURTESY President Ruto 

Kenya plans to send 1,000 officers and soldiers from six other nations to the operation are expected to join the mission.

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"The people of Haiti are maybe waiting, by the grace of God, that probably by next week or the other week, we shall send our police officers to restore peace," Ruto said in an address during a visit to central Kenya on Sunday.

It stated that the government did not have the right to send police officers abroad without prior approval.

The administration reached an agreement on March 1, and Ruto told the BBC last month that he anticipated a Kenyan army to travel to Haiti within weeks.

PHOTO | COURTESY Haiti gang violence 

However, a small opposition group in Kenya has launched a new lawsuit to attempt to halt it. Kenya's High Court is scheduled to hear the lawsuit on June 12.

In addition to Kenya, Benin, the Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, and Chad have been interested in joining the mission.

Human Rights Watch, a global watchdog, has questioned the mission's legitimacy and funding.