GOVERNMENT TO APPEAL HIGH COURT DECISION REGARDING KENYAN POLICE'S DEPLOYMENT TO HAITI

The High Court's ruling authorizing the Kenyan police to be sent to Haiti has been met with an appeal, according to the Kenya Kwanza government.

Justice Chacha Mwita declared in a decision on Friday that the National Security Council is not authorized to send officers abroad.

"Any decision to send police personnel to Haiti made by a state organ or state authority is unlawful, illegal, and invalid because it violates both the law and the constitution. Justice Chacha declared, "An order is hereby issued prohibiting the deployment of police forces to Haiti or any other country."

In a later statement, government spokesman Dr. Isaac Mwaura stated that while the administration upholds the rule of law, it is committed to bringing peace to the Caribbean country and will not give up on that goal lightly.

"The High Court's decision regarding the deployment of Kenya police to assist in the Multi-national Security Support (MSS) mission for the restoration of law and order in Haiti is acknowledged by the Kenyan government," he stated.

"The government has chosen to contest the high court's decision immediately, even though we uphold the rule of law."

Dr. Mwaura continued by saying that Kenya's government will assist Haiti in the same way that it has always tried to stand with other nations in difficult times.

According to the government spokesman, "Kenya has an outstanding track record of contributing to international peacekeeping missions in countries like South Sudan, Namibia, Croatia, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, among others."

"The government reaffirms its dedication to upholding its international duties as a constituent of the international community."

In October of last year, the National Security Council petitioned Parliament to authorize the sending of Kenyan police personnel to war-torn Haiti as part of a UN-backed security mission. The deployment has now been approved by the National Assembly.

Although the National Security Council had already given its approval for the planned deployment, any use of national security personnel outside of the nation required the approval of Parliament, as stated in Article 240 (8) of the Constitution.