DAP-K party leader Eugene Wamalwa wants US President-elect Donald Trump to withdraw its support to the Multinational Security Support Mission to Haiti.
Wamalwa said Trump needs to revisit the deployment and allow Kenyan police officers to return home to combat criminal activities in the country.
“While we are taking our police officers to a place over 10, 000 kilometres away to protect Haitians, our women and children have been left unprotected,” he said.
“We ask the new administration in the US to revisit the Haiti deployment and cancel the mission.”
Speaking in Kitale during a DAP-K Women League meeting, Wamalwa highlighted the growing problem of abductions and killings in Kenya.
He further said the ratio of police to Kenyan citizens is “dangerously low,” worsening the challenge of maintaining law and order.
Wamalwa further asked the US to conduct an audit of funds allocated to the mission to ensure every dollar is properly utilised.
In July, Kenya pledged police officers after Haiti appealed for international help with security personnel to assist in its battle against gangs blamed for spiralling violence.
In October 2023, the United Nations Security Council authorised a Multinational Security Support Mission to Haiti, after a request for assistance by the country’s government and civil society representatives.
Led by Kenya, the international police service mission aims to help Haitian police restore law and order amid worsening civil strife and gang violence that has plagued the country since 2018.
The Caribbean island nation saw a dramatic surge in homicides, kidnappings and sexual violence throughout 2023.
Between January and May this year, gang violence killed around 3,000 people and left over half a million homeless.
Widespread destruction of property and displacement have weakened governance and public security.
An estimated 80 per cent of the capital Port-au-Prince is under gang control, and violence has spread to various parts of the country.
