NO IMMEDIATE CHANGE! Haitians’ Fault Kenya’s Security Progress After Ruto’s Visit
Haitians came out to express their dissatisfaction with the work done so far by international security missions in the country to contain the criminal gangs wreaking havoc.
Their dissatisfaction came just hours after President William Ruto visited the Caribbean country over the weekend.
During the visit, President Ruto expressed confidence in the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS), which was led by Kenya’s first contingent of police officers deployed in the country.
The Head of State added that the progress made had altered the world’s perception of their mission.
However, citizens of the Caribbean nation were not optimistic about the mission, claiming that little had been done to combat the country’s gangs.
Le président kenyan @WilliamsRuto vient d’atterrir à l’aéroport international Toussaint Louverture 🇭🇹 où il est accueilli par les membres du Conseil Présidentiel de Transition, dont le président @EdgardLeblanc. Pendant ses heures en Haïti, M. Ruto visitera la base de la Force… pic.twitter.com/y1kj627Ckz
— Passion Info Plus (@passioninfoplus) September 21, 2024
Mario Canteve, a Haitian who spoke with AFP following Ruto’s visit, expressed doubt that the Kenyan contingent of police and other support missions could immediately change the situation.
“No one is coming to save Haiti. Nothing is changing,” he stated. “A new mission cannot save Haiti.”
Canteve also questioned the optimism that the presence of Kenyan officers, combined with the expected additional deployment, would help the country facilitate elections, calling such a move unrealistic.
“How can you hold an election when everything is so violent? Everyone is shooting,” he argued. “When police cannot even go into certain areas, what kind of election are they going to get?” Canteve posed.
STOP LYING! Airport was closed due to gangs theatrics in surrounding area to justify foreign occupation. It was reopen long before you fools arrived.
— Bettinna ⚔️ 🇭🇹 (@bettinna) September 23, 2024
Main hospital, Palace, critical roads all were and been handled by Haiti police.
Your Kenyan eunuchs are NOT facilitating SHIT. https://t.co/wYkm0wIdj2
Moise Jean-Pierre, a Haitian teacher, echoed the sentiment.
Jean-Pierre noted that converting the deployment of Kenyan officers into a full-fledged United Nations peacekeeping mission will do little to alleviate the rage of the country’s gangs.
“It would not be the first time we’ve had U.N. missions in Haiti, what difference will it make?” Pierre argued.
The corrupt U.S. puppet William Ruto comes to see his handy work in Haiti. I hope he has the rest of his Kenyan mercenaries money. https://t.co/cERXJ9iZmZ
— Mr. Wap Kon Jorge 🇭🇹 (@Wopkonjorge) September 21, 2024
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Ruto stated that despite initial doubts raised at home, the Kenyan police were successful in combing through some gang-controlled towns such as Delmas and Soleil, changing public perception in the process.
“You know that this mission had a lot of doubts back home but you have demonstrated otherwise and raised the respect of the Kenyan Police and now many troops have revealed that they are now ready to come to Haiti all because you did the unimaginable,’’ he stated.
Kenyan police officers are currently operating in Haiti as part of a United Nations-supported force of 400 police officers from Jamaica.
NO IMMEDIATE CHANGE! Haitians’ Fault Kenya’s Security Progress After Ruto’s Visit
