A Kenyan court has rejected a plan to dispatch police officers to Haiti for a U.N.-approved mission, raising uncertainties about addressing the escalating gang violence in the Caribbean nation.
Haiti initially sought assistance in 2022, facing challenges in finding a nation willing to lead a security mission.
In a setback to international efforts against gang violence in Haiti, a Kenyan court has turned down the proposal to send police officers to lead a U.N.-approved mission.
Haiti had sought aid in 2022 amid a surge in gang violence but struggled to secure a country willing to spearhead a security mission.
Kenya, having received approval from the United Nations Security Council in October, aimed to deploy its officers to Haiti this month.
However, a legal obstacle arose when a High Court Judge, Chacha Mwita, ruled that Kenyan authorities could only deploy officers abroad if a “reciprocal arrangement” existed with the host government. This decision has cast uncertainty on the future of the initiative to curb gang violence in Haiti.
