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Kenya’s intention to send troops to Haiti criticised by Ngugi Wa Thiong’o

A video is circulating online that shows Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, a famous Kenyan writer,appearing up set as he criticizes the government’s decision to send police officers to Haiti.

Kenya is planning to send 1,000 officers to lead a team from different countries to stop gang violence in Haiti.

But in the video, Prof Thiong’o is upset that the Kenyan government made such a decision – “this current government in Kenya is really unbelievable”.

They have said yes to bring 1,000 police officers to Haiti. Do you know about Haiti’s past. If you know any history of Haiti, any black person would not behave that way,” he says.

I am crying. I cannot believe Kenya is doing this. He said that the current government has a leader with a problem in their mind.

It is uncertain where or in what situation Prof Thiong’o was speaking in the video. The video was first posted on Monday and has been shared on different social media platforms since then.

“[President William Ruto] is acting like a people-pleaser,even though there are more important issues to address. Haiti shouldn’t be a priority,” a person on X (formerly Twitter) commented.

We should respect the wisdom of Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o. The British people started the police force in Kenya. “Kenya and other African countries have really bad cases of harsh treatment by the police,”someone else said.

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