By NATION AFRICA More by this AuthorKenya's President William Ruto is on the verge of getting parliamentary approval to deploy 1,000 Kenyan police officers to the war-torn Caribbean nation of Haiti. Read: Kenya’s Haiti mission facing uncertain costs despite UN nodAccording to the report, no officer has been coerced and has the option to reject the deployment offer. The report noted that the security mission to Haiti will be deployed for an initial period of 12 months following the adoption of the resolution. Restore peace“That Kenya is the lead nation for the MSS mission to Haiti which includes Senegal, Burundi and Chad among others. The party said Haiti has no immediate threat to Kenya’s national security and questioned why other nations that share borders with the troubled country were not willing to intervene.

Source: Daily Nation November 17, 2023 06:28 UTC