• DAP-K leader Eugene Wamalwa urged President-elect Donald Trump to reconsider Kenya’s involvement in the peace mission in Haiti
• Wamalwa expressed concerns over the deployment of Kenyan officers to Haiti while domestic security challenges, including abductions and femicide, escalate
• He called for the cancellation of the joint US-Kenyan mission and proposed that the UN take the lead in addressing the instability in Haiti
• Wamalwa pointed out the need to prioritise Kenya’s internal security and protect women and children at home

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Didacus Malowa, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.

Trans Nzoia – Democratic Action Party of Kenya (DAP-K) leader Eugene Wamalwa has urged President-elect Donald Trump to reconsider Kenya’s involvement in the peace mission in Haiti.

Why does Wamalwa want the Haiti mission cancelled

Speaking on Friday, November 8, during a DAP-K Women’s Caucus meeting, Wamalwa expressed concerns over Kenyan police officers being deployed far from home to tackle unrest in the Caribbean nation while domestic security challenges in Kenya continue to rise.

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Wamalwa called for the mission, which is a joint effort between the US and Kenyan forces, to be cancelled, proposing instead that the UN take the lead in addressing the instability in Haiti.

His remarks were in response to the growing tensions and rising insecurity at home, including cases of abductions, femicide, enforced disappearances, and extrajudicial killings.

“While we are taking our officers over 10,000km away to Haiti to protect Haitians, we’ve left our women and children unprotected. So we would ask the new president and the new administration in the US to revisit the issue of Haiti; to cancel that mission and to actually ensure that the mission that is US and Kenyan-led is cancelled and a UN-led mission is put in place,” Wamalwa stated, highlighting that Kenya must prioritise its internal security issues.

How will Kenya mission in Haiti continue under Trump

Wamalwa’s statements come as President William Ruto has hinted that the Multinational Security Support deployment (MSSM) in Haiti will become a full-time peacekeeping deployment.

The president disclosed that he discussed the issue with United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Blinken praised Ruto’s administration for its commitment to steering efforts to recover Haiti from the gangs who had long held the country hostage.

The Secretary of State’s comments during his chat with Ruto sought to address concerns raised about a potential shift in policy that might have a negative impact on the mission as a result of the US presidential election.

Ruto reaffirmed his government’s commitment to maintaining current relations and collaborating to improve appropriate governance for the benefit of both countries’ citizens.

Source: TUKO.co.ke