{"id":32130,"date":"2024-04-26T10:03:36","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T10:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/04\/26\/ruto-says-kenya-ready-to-support-haitis-newly-sworn-in-transitional-presidential-council\/"},"modified":"2024-04-26T10:03:36","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T10:03:36","slug":"ruto-says-kenya-ready-to-support-haitis-newly-sworn-in-transitional-presidential-council","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/ruto-says-kenya-ready-to-support-haitis-newly-sworn-in-transitional-presidential-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruto says Kenya ready to support Haiti\u2019s newly sworn-in Transitional Presidential Council"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 26 \u2013 President William Ruto has expressed Kenya\u2019s readiness to spearhead the Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti in collaboration with other partners.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This declaration follows the swearing-in ceremony of the Transitional Presidential Council (TPC) on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Ruto indicated that the endorsement of the nine-member council, is a crucial step in the political transition in Haiti, which continues to be gripped by gang violence.<\/p>\n

The President expressed Kenya\u2019s commitment to \u201cfully support\u201d the TPC as it embarks on efforts to restore order in the Caribbean nation, where the understaffed and under-resourced security agencies have been battling the gangs that have seized control of much of Haiti\u2019s capital, Port-au-Prince.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn implementing the road-map contained in this political accord, Kenya stands ready and willing\u2014in concert with a broad alliance of nations in Africa and CARICOM\u2014to rapidly execute the security support infrastructure envisaged under UN Security Council 2699 (2023), Ruto said Thursday.<\/p>\n

The swearing in of the council, which will be led by Michel Patrick Boisvert, formalized the resignation of former Prime Minister Ariel Henry.<\/p>\n

Haiti has been grappling with a surge in violence since the assassination of President Jovenel Mo\u00efse in July 2021 at his private residence in the capital, Port-au-Prince, triggering calls for a security intervention.<\/p>\n

In October last year, the United Nations Security Council gave Kenya the go-ahead to lead a multi-national security force to violence-hit Haiti.<\/p>\n

However, the move suffered a setback after Kenya\u2019s High Court in January blocked the deployment of Kenya Police units, terming it unconstitutional.<\/p>\n

High Court Judge Chacha Mwita said in a ruling that any peace mission outside the country can only be assigned to the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF).<\/p>\n

Mwita explained that Sections 107, 108, and 109 of the National Police Act limit the deployment of police officers outside the country to reciprocal arrangements between Kenya and other countries.<\/p>\n

However, on March 1, Kenya finalized the deployment of a 1,000-strong police unit to Haiti after signing an agreement with the Caribbean nation following a directive by the court.<\/p>\n

The Haitian PM at the time, Ariel Henry, signed the deal in Nairobi but resigned days later following escalating violence that jeopardized his planned return to Haiti.<\/p>\n

CARICOM has welcomed the formal installation of the Transitional Presidential Council, saying it marks a significant achievement through a process driven by Haitians in the interest of Haiti.<\/p>\n

Further CARICOM said the move represents a critical step forward for both the Council and the Haitian people in addressing \u201cthe protracted multidimensional crisis afflicting the country.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is an opportunity to craft a new beginning which will give all Haitians renewed hope for a return to constitutional government, stability and sustained development,\u201d CARICOM said Thursday.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 26 \u2013 President William Ruto has expressed Kenya\u2019s readiness to spearhead the Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti in collaboration with other partners. This declaration follows the swearing-in ceremony of the Transitional Presidential Council (TPC) on Thursday. Ruto indicated that the endorsement of the nine-member council, is a crucial step in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32130","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32130","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32130"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32130\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32130"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32130"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32130"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}