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A Nairobi court granted an interim injunction in a case brought by opposition politician Ekuru Aukot. He argued the deployment was unconstitutional as it was not backed by any law or treaty. Aukot, a lawyer who helped draft Kenya’s revised 2010 constitution, charged that Kenya was deploying its police abroad at a time it had failed to quell insecurity within its own borders.
A glitch has developed in Kenya’s mission to send police to Haiti to maintain peace and harmony there. A Kenyan court temporarily suspended the UN-backed government plan. As reported by www.trendsnafrica.com the UN Security Council last week approved a Kenyan-led multinational security force for the troubled country, with Nairobi promising 1,000 police officers.
But a Nairobi court granted an interim injunction in a case brought by opposition politician Ekuru Aukot. He argued the deployment was unconstitutional as it was not backed by any law or treaty. Aukot, a lawyer who helped draft Kenya’s revised 2010 constitution, charged that Kenya was deploying its police abroad at a time it had failed to quell insecurity within its own borders.
Haiti, the Western Hemisphere’s poorest nation, has been in turmoil for years, with armed gangs taking over parts of the country and unleashing brutal violence, and the economy and public health system also in tatters. Details of Kenya’s deployment are still not finalized, with parliament yet to approve the move as required by law.
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The UN-backed mission — initially approved for one year — envisions Kenyan police on the offensive with their Haitian counterparts, who are outnumbered and outgunned by gang members. The force aims to provide “operational support to the Haitian National Police, including building its capacity through the planning and conduct of joint security support operations,” according to the UN resolution passed last week. President William Ruto has defended the deployment as a “mission for humanity. Kenya is seen as a democratic anchor in East Africa and has participated in peacekeeping operations in its immediate region including in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia as well as other parts of the world.
