First Lady Rachel Ruto has announced her intention to form a prayer committee in preparation for Kenyan police officers' deployment on the U.N. Security Council-backed mission to unstable Haiti. 

During the 1005 Songs & More Gospel music group's "Fourth Man" E.P. listening party on Friday at the Weston Hotel in Nairobi, Rachel said that she had spoken with church members about Kenya's upcoming soldier deployment to the Caribbean country. 

The First Lady believes that spiritual involvement is crucial to guaranteeing the security and welfare of the Kenyan officers and the people of Haiti.


"I have been held up in a meeting with some clergy friends of mine for two days discussing the issues of Haiti because we felt as the national alter that we cannot allow our police to go to Haiti without prayer So they have been strategising on a spiritual solution for our police and people of Haiti," she said.

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"We had pastors from Haiti and America and we are seeing how these three countries can come together to pray because we believe that with prayer everything is possible."

Former U.S. Special Envoy for Haiti Dan Foote expressed doubt on Friday over Kenya's proposal to send 1,000 police officers to Haiti, pointing out that this is insufficient to free the Caribbean country from gang-related violence. 


In a CNN interview, Foote noted that at least 20,000 soldiers have been sent to Port-au-Prince on each occasion, and there has been a military intervention in Haiti, but none of these missions have been successful. 

The former ambassador further asserted that financial incentives from the U.N. Security Council, rather than sincere peacekeeping efforts, are the primary driving force behind Kenya's decision to spearhead the security mission. 

"I believe that this is more of a cash grab by President Ruto whose country will receive a lot of money for doing this," he said.

To encourage other countries to contribute similarly, the U.S. administration first promised $100 million (Ksh.13 billion) to support the multinational force led by Kenya in restoring security to Haiti.