The High Court has issued a conservatory order blocking the Kenyan Interior Ministry from deploying 1,000 police officers to Haiti.
The Kenyan officers are being deployed to Haiti as part of a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) mission.
The goal of the mission is to restore peace in the Caribbean island and strengthen the Haitian government.
The deployment had been approved by the UNSC on October 2 but has faced much pushback not just in Kenya but abroad.
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High Courts ruling
Justice Chacha Mwita issued the order, which will be in effect until October 24, 2023.
The move follows a petition filed by the Third Way Alliance through Ekuru Aukot, challenging the legality of the deployment.
In effect, the petition has also actively challenged the US-backed mission which many think is puppeteering by the world power.
The court determined that the questions raised in the petition were matters of national importance requiring urgent consideration.
As a result, the respondents have been instructed to file their responses within three days of the ruling.
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Haiti’s instability
Haiti has been unstable in the Caribbean region which was a state accelerated by the covid pandemic.
Moreover, the assassination of the president has creamed foul play by global actors to gain a foothold in the region.
In light of this, criminal gangs have taken hold of the country and run most state operations such as security.
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The petition was filed against Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki, National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang’ula, and four others.
The United Nations Security Council had approved a multinational force led by Kenya to deploy police officers to Haiti.
The United States has pledged $100 million to support Kenya in the mission.
With the mission coming to a halt, insiders have sighted the potential of the case reaching the corridors of the Supreme Court even though it is too early to make such a drastic prediction.
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