The Kenyan government has not publicly commented on the date, but an interior ministry source told AFP they could arrive by next Tuesday. A Haitian source had told AFP in early May that a first contingent of 200 Kenyan police were expected by that date.
A small Kenyan opposition party has filed a new lawsuit seeking to prevent the government from sending police to violence-plagued Haiti as part of a UN-backed mission.
The Thirdway Alliance Kenya and its leaders Ekuru Aukot and Miruru Waweru lodged the complaint on Thursday, arguing that the government had « blatantly disregarded » a January court order prohibiting the deployment as unconstitutional and illegal.
The lawsuit said that its petitioners were « reliably informed » that the Kenyan deployment may take place no later than May 23, « hence the urgency of this application ».
Haiti has suffered from poverty, political instability and natural disasters for decades, and the UN-backed multinational force — to be led by Kenya — has been tasked with helping its beleaguered police rein in criminal gangs.
The expected deployment of a first batch of Kenyan police to the Caribbean nation would coincide with a visit by President William Ruto to Washington where he will meet US President Joe Biden on May 23.
A Haitian source had told AFP in early May that a first contingent of 200 Kenyan police were expected by that date.
The Kenyan government has not publicly commented on the date, but an interior ministry source told AFP they could arrive by next Tuesday.
Kenya pledged last July to deploy up to 1,000 personnel to Haiti, an offer welcomed by the United States and other nations that had ruled out putting their own forces on the ground.
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