Kenyan President Ruto Says Haiti Mission To Go Ahead Soon Despite Court Ruling

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A Kenyan opposition leader has accused President William Ruto of planning to defy a court ruling against the deployment of police to Haiti.

Ekuru Aukot, who last week successfully challenged the planned deployment in court, says the president can only deploy the army and not the police.

The court said the mission was illegal.

Mr Ruto said on Tuesday the mission could go ahead “as soon as next week” if all the paperwork was done to satisfy the demands of the court.

Last November, the Kenyan parliament ratified the deployment of 1,000 officers to lead a multinational force in Haiti, where gangs are attempting to expand their territorial control.

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