The meeting was convened by senior United States government officials despite Kenyan courts banning the proposed deployment of 1,000 police officers to Haiti. Photo United NationsWhile Haiti officials leaked details of the meeting, they fell just short of making public the deadline set for the police deployment. There was a conspicuous silence from Kenyan officials on how President William Ruto’s government was going to circumvent the court ruling. Haiti officials though remarked that before the deployment, there would be measures put in place to ensure that the process was lawful. Musalia was responding to five US congress members who opposed the deployment of Kenyan police officers to Haiti.

Source: Daily Nation February 15, 2024 04:33 UTC