Kenyan President William Ruto confirmed this Wednesday your country’s readiness to lead the mission multinational corporation authorized by the United Nations to solve the security crisis in Haitias soon as the Caribbean country appoints a Presidential Transition Council.

Ruto came out on social media as soon as the Presidential Council is created“.

“He (Blinken) informed me that (this body) will be formed shortly.”

The President shared the message in an encouraging tone after Kenya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced last Tuesday that the deployment would be delayed a contingent of thousands of Kenyan police officers in Haitiafter the announcement of the resignation of the country’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry.

In statements to local media, Kenyan Deputy Foreign Minister Korir Singoi stressed on Tuesday that Henry’s intention to leave his post represents “a fundamental change in circumstances”.

“Without a political administration in Haiti, There is no anchor on which police deployment can rest.therefore, the (Kenya) government will wait for the establishment of a new constitutional authority in Haiti before making further decisions on the matter,” Singoi said.

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Violence in the capital has increased significantly since it emerged in late February that Henry had promised to hold elections before the end of August 2025, when His term was supposed to end on February 7..

Meanwhile, international pressure on Kenya to step up the deployment of the mission has increased, although a deployment date has not yet been determined.

So not only did Blinken previously have had another conversation with Ruto, but Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, confirmed last week “The need to take urgent action“including funding for a multinational security support mission” in the Caribbean country.

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However, it appears that the arrival of the mission, which has already encountered problems in the Kenyan courts, will have to wait a little longer.

It was on March 1, during Henry’s visit to Kenya, that the Prime Minister and Ruto witnessed the signing of an agreement that would resolve the last hurdle posed by Kenyan justiceafter last January 26 Nairobi High Court bans use of Kenyan police officers.

This court then stated that the Kenya National Security Council could only send agents abroad if “mutual agreement” with the host government.

In October 2023, the UN Security Council authorized the dispatch Haitian National Police support missionin response to a request made a year earlier by the Prime Minister of Haiti to eradicate armed gangs.

EFE