Ruto has personal interests in Haiti mission – Sifuna
Nairobi senator Edwin Sifuna asserts that President William Ruto’s insistence on sending police officers to Haiti is motivated by his personal agenda.
Sifuna, speaking in a recent interview with a local TV station on February 1, 2024, suggested that Ruto’s resistance to the deployment reflects ulterior motives, potentially tied to undisclosed financial gains that will become apparent in due time.
“The question I ask myself is what is the thing that Ruto is going to gain from this deployment in Haiti because it doesn’t make sense to anyone else; to ordinary Kenyans, to the courts, the courts have declared it an unconstitutional move, why is he insisting?
“I cannot think of any other reason other than pecuniary interest and it will emerge in the fullness of time we will see that this deployment was not done in the interest of the people of Kenya or in the interest of the people of Haiti. It is private pecuniary interests which will emerge later,” he said.
Despite the court ruling the deployment unconstitutional, the President has pledged to push forward with sending officers to Haiti.
“The government of Kenya takes note of the High Court’s ruling regarding the deployment of the Kenya police to help in the multi-national security support (MSS) mission for the restoration of law and order in Haiti.
“While the government respects the rule of law, we have however made the decision to challenge the high court’s verdict forthwith. Kenya has an outstanding track record of contributing to peacekeeping missions internationally in countries such as; South Sudan, Namibia, Croatia, Liberia, Sierra Leone among others. The government reiterates its commitment in honoring its international obligations as a member of the community and comity of nations,” Ruto said.
At the Italian-Africa summit in Rome, Ruto recently stated that the mission will proceed as planned, with deployment expected to commence as early as next week. He emphasized that Haiti had requested assistance months ago, reaffirming the commitment to fulfill that request.
“So that mission can go ahead as soon as next week, if all the paperwork is done between Kenya and Haiti on the bilateral route that has been suggested by the court,” Ruto said following an Italian-Africa summit in Rome.
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Ruto has personal interests in Haiti mission – Sifuna
