The United Nations Security Council has issued three firm conditions to the Kenya Police before its deployment to Haiti in an effort to foster accountability and reassure human rights activists who opposed the mission. US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield warned that the UN would be keenly following the mission to ensure Kenya's police respects and upholds human rights. With activists accusing Kenya Police of human rights violations, including extra-judicial killings, it was thus imperative for the UN to create a sense of accountability and transparency. Earlier, the Kenya National Civil Society Centre (KNCSC) urged the UN to revoke the deployment of Kenya Police to Haiti, citing impunity, human rights violations, extra-judicial and arbitrary executions and corruption. However, pro-government politicians claimed that the police sent to Haiti were highly trained and capable of quelling the Haitian gangs.

Source: Daily Nation October 03, 2023 17:50 UTC