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Haitians are desperate after Kenyan court blocks police force deployment (www.npr.org)

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[–] guyinachair 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Can someone explain to me how a court in Kenya could stop UN deployed troops halfway across the world in Haiti?

[–] eatthecake 3 points 11 months ago

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/kenyan-court-says-police-cannot-deploy-haiti-mission-2024-01-26/

High Court Judge Chacha Mwita ruled that, under Kenyan law, the authorities could only deploy officers abroad if a "reciprocal arrangement" was in place with the host government. "Any further action or steps taken by any state organ or state officer in furtherance of such a decision, contravenes the constitution and the law and is therefore unconstitutional, illegal and invalid," Mwita said.

The Kenyan government had offerred to lead a mission to Haiti but it has been ruled unconstitutional.