Kenya’s Ruto confirms mission to Haiti will take place despite court ruling

A leader in Kenya’s opposition has said that President William Ruto is planning to ignore a court decision that says police should not be sent to Haiti.

Ekuru Aukot was able to successfully stop the army from being sent out by taking the case to court. He believes that only the president has the power to send out the army, not the police.

The court said that the mission was not allowed by law.

MrRuto said on Tuesday that the mission could happen “as soon as next week” if all the necessary paperwork is completed to meet the court’s requirements.

In November, Kenya’s government approved sending 1,000 officers to lead a group of countries’ force in Haiti. This is because gangs in Haiti are trying to take over more areas.

Last week, a judge said that the National Security Council in Kenya, which is led by the president, cannot send regular police to other countries.

It said that the council can only send soldiers, not police, to keep peace in places like Haiti.

The court said both countries need to agree before the soldiers can go there.

Justice Chacha Mwita said Kenya’s plan to send police to Haiti is a good idea, but it must follow the law.

Mr Ruto said at a meeting in Rome that he thinks a request will come soon to meet the Kenyan court’s demands.

“The mission is going as planned. ” He said the mission is a big job for all people.

When they asked if Haiti is trying to get what it needs, Mr. Ruto said “Yes, definitely. ”

“Haiti wrote this formally, not recently, but several months ago,” he said.

Korir Sing’oei, a high-ranking official in Kenya’s foreign ministry, said on X that sending police to another country would not break the law if it follows a mutual agreement between the two countries.

ButAukot believes that the deployment needs more than just the agreement between two countries.

Understand Justice Mwita’s thoughts on the differences between ‘service’ and ‘force’. According to the law and the constitution, you can’t send the police to work in another country, Mr. Aukot said on X. He accused the foreign affairs official of giving the president incorrect information.

During the interview on Tuesday, Mr. Ruto emphasized that it was carried out by the police instead of the military.

The Kenyan government said it would ask for another decision in court.

Last week, the US said it backs Kenya’s plan to challenge the court’s decision.

The Kenyan opposition told the US to stay out of Kenya’s business.

It is not clear when the Kenyan government will go to court and if other countries who promised to send small forces to support the multinational mission will do it on their own.

Some countries including the Bahamas and Antigua and Barbuda will send their military forces, and the US will give $200 million to help with the mission.

An official from the United Nations said last week that the violence caused by gangs in Haiti has become very serious, with almost 5,000 deaths reported last year.