Kenya will now seek parliamentary approval for deployment of its police officers to Haiti after the United Nations Security Council approved a Kenyan-led multi-national security mission to quell gang violence to the Caribbean nation.
Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing'oei Tuesday said the government was awaiting the nod from the UNSC before taking the matter to the National Assembly.
Commenting on the UNSC authorization of the police deployment to Haiti, Sing'oei hailed the decision as historic noting that it creates avenues for addressing Haiti's multidimensional security crises.President William Ruto welcomed the UNSC resolution as an"overdue and critical instrument to define the multinational mission."
Ahead of the COP28 UN Climate Change Conference, Ruto called on nations, international organisations, philanthropies and other institutions to attend to the severe environmental degradation in Haiti, stressing the need for urgent collective action to combat the crisis. He also highlighted that this resolution affirms the Pan-African commitment to continental unity, alongside the African Union's policy of solidarity with the African Diaspora.President Ruto expressed Kenya's solidarity with the Caribbean Community's Reparations Commission in their quest for accountability for past injustices against African populations, including those enslaved.
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