Kenyan lawmakers say that parliamentary approval is required before the deployment of police to the Kenya-led peacekeeping mission in Haiti to combat gang violence that was approved by the U.N. Security Council this week
FILE - A protester holds up a machete as a symbol of self-defense against gangs, during a protest against gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Aug. 25, 2023. Kenya’s president is committing his country to lead a multinational force in Haiti to combat gang warfare even as residents of both countries question the plan being pushed by the United States government. President William Ruto was speaking Wednesday, Sept. 20 at a ceremony establishing diplomatic ties with the Caribbean nation.
The Kenya-led peacekeeping mission to Haiti was approved in a U.N. Security Council Resolution on Monday, and Kenyan President William Ruto pledged “not to fail the people of Haiti.” The chairperson of the national assembly defense committee, lawmaker Nelson Koech, told The Associated Press in a phone interview that the matter would likely be tabled to a joint committee that includes the national security committee before going to parliament for approval.
The majority leader, Kimani Ichung’wah, said the country ought to “act as part of the community of nations” because Haiti is in need now and it may be Kenya in the future. Kenyan Foreign Minister Alfred Mutua on Monday said the deployment would happen “within a short time.” Three decades ago, the world held its breath as tanks blasted the Russian parliament building in central Moscow while the Kremlin moved to flush out rebellious lawmakers in a crisis that shaped the country’s post-Soviet historyYoungkin administration says unknown number of eligible voters were wrongly removed from rolls
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