A Kenyan delegation has landed in Haiti as part of prior preparations ahead of the deployment of Kenyan police for a peacekeeping mission.
The delegation accompanied by US government officials met with Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry on Wednesday where they discussed the finer details of the operation.
The delegation also had a meeting with the High Council of Transition and the leader of the Haitian police.
The Prime Minister's office has further confirmed that a Haiti delegation comprising high ranking Haiti officials will travel to Nairobi Kenya within the coming months to firm up the deal.
The meeting is slated to put in place the groundwork for the imminent deployment of Kenyan police despite an order by a Kenyan court blocking the deployment.
Justice Chacha Mwita gave orders suspending the deployment until January, 2024.
“A conservatory order is hereby issued restraining the respondents from deploying police officers to Haiti or any other country until 24th October 2023,” the ruling read in part.
The former presidential candidate cited that the deployment process was unconstitutional and that Kenya was giving itself responsibilities it cannot sustain.
''Haiti has not made any application for deployment of Kenyan police service to their country and the deployment is based on a UN Security Council resolution passed on October 2, 2023, which in any case cannot supersede the provisions of the Constitution and the Act," Ekuru Aukot's petition read in part.
Even though the deployment was temporarily suspended by the High Court, the National Assembly approved the operation on November 16.
This comes after the United Nations Security Council on October 3 approved the deployment of the multinational force led by Kenya to the country plagued by gang activity.
The United States is supporting the mission to the tune of Ksh14 billion.
