Kenyan officials tight-lipped on disputed police mission to Haiti
Haitian security forces lob tear gas cannisters to disperse demonstrators who were protesting against the rising crime wave in Carrefour-Feuilles, a district of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in mid August.
Individual police officers have received the invitation with mixed reactions, unsure whether to applaud or denounce the offer.
What is certain, however, is that the government has given the go-ahead for the mission for a period of one year, with a review after nine months.
The Ministry of Interior has remained tight-lipped on the impending deployment of police officers to Haiti, even as Kenyans last evening awaited a decision by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on whether to endorse a resolution to deploy a multi-agency force by January.
Efforts by Nation to get facts about the deployment and details of the mission had not borne fruit by yesterday evening. Police spokesperson Resila Onyango referred us to the ministry for answers, which in turn referred us back to her.
