The Ministry of Foreign Affairs had denied reports over the use of the exchequer to fund the multinational security mission in Haiti.
While addressing the media on Friday, December 20, Foreign Affairs PS Korir Sing'oei maintained that the mission was being supported by a fund created by the United Nations.
He added that the fund had more than USD 90 million (Ksh11.6 billion). According to the PS, the funds are enough to support the mission until March next year.
At the same time, he noted that there were proposals to transition the mission to a UN peacekeeping mission to guarantee its sustainability.
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"It is untrue that the current deployment of the police is being underwritten by our exchequer. This mission is being underwritten by the UN voluntary fund that was established. That fund had been able to mobilise in excess of 90 million dollars," he stated.
"That fund is sufficient to keep our troops until the end of March-April next year."
On the other hand, the government announced that 616 police officers were yet to be deployed to Haiti.
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi explained that the government was waiting for various logistics to be put in place before the deployment.
"The first batch of two hundred (200) police officers arrived in June 2024. The second batch of one hundred and eighty-two (182) were deployed in July 2024, bringing the total number to 381 troops as of 28th July 2024," he announced.
"Another six-hundred sixteen (616) personnel recently completed their training and are ready for deployment,"
Meanwhile, Mudavadi indicated that Kenya would also open a Consulate General in Haiti at Port-au-Prince. Another will be opened in Guangzhou, China.
