PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti: Haiti’s government on Sunday said it was still hopeful for a positive outcome even after a court in Kenya ruled against Nairobi’s plan to send police officers to support the troubled nation’s security forces.
The ruling on Friday has cast a doubt about the future of the UN-backed multinational force sought by Haiti’s government, to confront its security crisis.
Earlier, Kenya’s government had expressed its readiness to provide up to 1,000 personnel, an offer welcomed by the United States and other countries nations.
The government of Haiti in a statement said that it was following developments in Kenya and expects a positive and swift outcome.
It thanked all the countries that have come forward to offer various types of assistance to restore peace in the country as soon as possible.
Kenya govt to challenge high court ruling
The Kenyan government has announced to challenge the ruling of the high court.
Kenyan President William Ruto has termed his country’s undertaking as a mission for humanity, adding that Kenya has a long record of contributing to peacekeeping missions abroad.
Haiti has been in facing turmoil for years, with armed gangs taking over parts of the country and carrying out brutal violence, damaging country’s economy and health system.
The 2021 killing of President Jovenel Moise has further plunged the country into chaos. No elections have taken place in the country since 2016 and the presidency remains vacant.
The UN Security Council approved the deployment of the mission in early October last year.
Haiti government in a statement asked its citizens to remain calm, to support its security forces and not to allow themselves to be misguided by disinformation campaigns and threats of violence.
