Barely
a day after his government halted the deployment of 1,000 police officers to Haiti following
the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, Ruto has changed his mind after
the US Government promised him more money.
The
US government has committed an extra Sh8.2 billion on top of the Sh14 billion
for the Haiti mission.
In
a statement on yesterday, Ruto affirmed Kenya's commitment to taking leadership
of the UN Security Support Mission in Haiti in a phone call with US
Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.
He
confirmed that Blinken had briefed him on the decision of the Summit of
Caribbean Countries (Caricom) and the US, together with other partners, on the
political situation in Haiti.
The
President stated that Blinken had informed him that a new Presidential Council
would be formed shortly to manage the situation in Haiti.
Consequently,
the President assured that Kenya would resume the mission as soon as the
council was in place and a process agreed upon.
“I
assured Secretary Blinken that Kenya will take leadership of the UN Security
Support Mission in Haiti to restore peace and security in Haiti as soon as the
Presidential Council is in place under an agreed process,” explained the
President.
On
Tuesday, the Principal Secretary of Foreign Affairs Korir Sing’oei explained
that Kenya was halting its mission as a result of the resignation of
Haiti’s Prime Minister, Ariel Henry.
According
to the PS, the lack of a government in Haiti would affect the mission as there
would be no anchor or grounds to justify the operation.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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