Kenya is asking for an urgent flow of money and other resources to bolster the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission it is leading in Haiti while seeking a freeze on weapons in the hands of the Caribbean country's deadly gangs. But the biggest problem for Kenya could be in how to tame illegal arms supply to Haiti. On the illicit flow of arms into Haiti, she highlighted her country’s efforts to enforce the arms embargo. But Russia, China and Kenya’s African peers including Sierra Leone, Mozambique and Algeria agreed illegal arms is a big issue. One issue though is the absence of MSS’s exit strategy for which members of the Council, including China and Russia demanded clarity.

Source: Daily Nation July 05, 2024 03:32 UTC