Former Presidential aspirant Jimi Wanjigi is now demanding that President William Ruto visit Haiti in person to ascertain the extent of the conflict.
Speaking to the Press on Sunday, the businessman-cum-politician argued that the trip will serve as a fact-finding mission and guide the President in making proper deployment decisions.
He further noted that Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry had done due diligence by visiting Kenya to conclude the deployment agreement and it was Ruto's turn to do his homework.
"It was very good that Haiti's Prime Minister came to Kenya. That's what somebody who is seeking help does so it is very good that he came," he told the press.
"I think before we deploy any Kenyan to what we are obviously seeing as a warzone, we should be on a fact-finding mission which is why I am asking President William Ruto to replicate the visit of the Haitian Prime Minister."
Wanjigi further insisted that the conflict had advanced and its magnitude was beyond the Kenya Police's expertise and needed a more powerful force like the military.
"He should go and visit Haiti. Let him assess the situation because what we are seeing on TV and social media is that that is a warzone," he added.
"There is no peacekeeping there and I don't think police are good for a warzone. He should not be sending the police but the military."
Wanjigi's demands come at a time when the gangs have intensified operations across the Caribbean country and vowed to unseat Henry from the position. in July 2021, Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated.
In the last two days, the gangs are said to have stormed a prison and freed suspects throwing the country into a crisis.
The prison, which was the country's largest, held hardcore criminals and was overcrowded. The gang overwhelmed its security and gained access to the prison within hours.
Kenya's determination to lead a mission seeking to restore peace was, however, boosted by Benin which pledged to provide 2,000 police officers.
The gangs control 80 per cent of the country and it is estimated that a person is killed, kidnapped or maimed every two hours.
