{"id":192449,"date":"2024-06-24T04:56:18","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T04:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/24\/kenyan-forces-to-depart-for-haiti-on-june-25-government-announces\/"},"modified":"2024-06-24T04:56:18","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T04:56:18","slug":"kenyan-forces-to-depart-for-haiti-on-june-25-government-announces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/06\/24\/kenyan-forces-to-depart-for-haiti-on-june-25-government-announces\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenyan Forces to Depart for Haiti on June 25: Government Announces"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-314525\" alt=\"\" width=\"797\" height=\"503\"  data-lazy- src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/haiti-1.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-314525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/haiti-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"797\" height=\"503\"  \/>A Kenyan force will leave for Haiti on Tuesday, June 25 to lead a UN-backed mission to tackle gang violence, despite court challenges against it, government and police sources said Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Kenya offered to send about 1,000 police officers to stabilize Haiti alongside personnel from several other countries, but the deployment has faced legal challenges.<\/p>\n<p>President William Ruto has been an enthusiastic supporter of the mission and stated this month that the deployment would begin within weeks.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe departure is this week on Tuesday,\u201d<\/em> an interior ministry official said on condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cPreparations are set for the team to depart for Haiti on Tuesday. We already have two advance teams that left \u2014 one last week and another one yesterday,\u201d<\/em> a senior police official added.<\/p>\n<p>A UN Security Council resolution in October approved the mission, but a Kenyan court in January delayed the deployment. The court ruled that the Kenyan government had no authority to send police officers abroad without a prior agreement.<\/p>\n<p>The government secured that agreement on March 1, but a small opposition party in Kenya filed a fresh lawsuit to try to block it.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, President Ruto held pivotal talks with the Haiti Transitional Presidential Council, chaired by Engineer Edgard Leblanc Fils.<\/p>\n<p>The discussions aimed to establish robust communication channels to support Haiti in its ongoing quest for peace and stability.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cKenya is a firm believer in the shared global values of multilateralism as enshrined in the United Nations Charter,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Ruto stated.<\/p>\n<p>He added,\u00a0<em>\u201cWe will safeguard shared principles of humanity that enable us to advance peace, security, and stability.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>President Ruto\u2019s discussions followed a meeting between Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome and Haiti Police official Joachim Prohete at the National Police Service (NPS) headquarters in Nairobi on Tuesday, June 18.<\/p>\n<p>Other countries that have expressed willingness to join the mission include Benin, the Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, and Chad.<\/p>\n<p>The United States is providing funding and logistical support.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Kenyan force will leave for Haiti on Tuesday, June 25 to lead a UN-backed mission to tackle gang violence, despite court challenges against it, government and police sources said Sunday. 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