Kenyan police to deploy to Haiti within weeks: Ruto

Nairobi: Kenyan police will deploy to quell gang violence in Haiti probably within weeks, the east African country s President William Ruto said on Su...

Nairobi: Kenyan police will deploy to quell gang violence in Haiti probably within weeks, the east African country's President William Ruto said on Sunday, despite court challenges that delayed the mission.

Kenya is aiming to lead a UN-backed mission to secure the Caribbean nation, stricken by violence, poverty and political instability.

The east African nation is scheduled to send 1,000 officers for the mission alongside personnel from several other countries.

"The people of Haiti are maybe waiting, by the grace of God, that probably by next week or the other week, we shall send our police officers to restore peace," Ruto said in an address during a visit to central Kenya on Sunday.

A UN Security Council resolution in October last year approved the mission but a Kenyan court in January delayed the deployment. It said the government did not have the authority to send police officers abroad without a prior agreement.