A fourth Kenyan police contingent arrived in Haiti on Thursday to help repel violent groups when officials raised concerns over some US funding for a UN -backed mission.
More than 600 Kenyan residents from the East African country joined the Kenyan who are already working with the Haiti national police, which as part of a multinational force, Gatemala, as part of a multinational force. And has been promoted by soldiers and police deployed by countries, including El Salvador.
“We are approaching our full strength to start giving results,” said Goodfrefi Ottaj, the commander of the mission force, said. .
The latest deployment of Kenyan police came two days after the United States notified the United Nations that it was a part of a clean -free frozen on foreign aid by US President Donald Trump. 13.3 million is frozen.
Ottaj said in a statement on Wednesday that freezing money represents less than 3 % of the aid in the mission.
“I want to assure everyone, especially the people of Haiti, that this mission is on track,” he said.
He said that the United States and other partners are still providing logistics, financial and equipment support, in which auxiliary flights arrive almost daily.
“Both the Defense Department and the Department of State are active in operations,” Otthen said.
The US Department of State said it approved a exemption of $ 40.7 million in foreign aid to help the mission and Haitian police, including contracts for forward operating bases, medical services and vehicle recovery.
He noted that recently, like Tuesday, the United States provided “the most essential heavy armored equipment” to the Mission and Haiti police.
“Haitian people need security,” said Haiti’s Prime Minister Alex Deader Fills Amy. “These are all the goods we have promised.”
Dominican Republic President Louis Endender on Thursday warned during a news conference with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Haiti represents a threat to the entire region, including the United States.
“There is no time to lose,” he called for more financial support for the mission. “Haiti is sinking.”
The irrigation also called for more humanitarian assistance to the violent country, which shares the island of Haspanola with the Dominican Republic, saying it will help relieve the ongoing crisis and prevent a wave of migration. The United States and other countries will be affected.
“There is no dominant solution to the Haitian crisis,” he said. “The leadership of the United States is essential and irreparable.”
Rubio said the United States is committed to supporting the United Nations -backed mission under the leadership of the Kenya police and called for expanding it so that it can effectively deal with groups.
He said that Haiti’s case cannot be ignored.
“This is a tragedy, it is terrible, and needs to deal with it. He said,” We’re going to help.
Rubio added, however: “I want to be clear; Haiti’s future belongs to the people of Haiti.
Haiti’s United Nations nominee, William Oil, said Thursday that the mission plays an important role in helping local officers establish security.
“The Haiti National Police Groups is more and more,” he said. “(Mission) All states need to contribute for a stable and forecast funding, especially those in the region. Happy will reduce the pressure of migrating more stability in Haiti, which of each of them In the interest.
Earlier, Rubio spoke to Kenyan President William Roto to thank him for leading his country’s mission in Haiti, which is fully operating, and Kenya’s democratic Republic of Congo in peace. The role in promoting.
The mission, which began last year, is struggling with the lack of funds and personnel that is as a group of groups that control 85 % of the capital, Port and Prince, occupies more areas.
About 150 people have been killed in a weekly attack in an advanced community near the capital, Mary Yulin Gallis, a non -profit Fondsian G Cleary, told the Magic 9 radio station on Wednesday.
More than 100 homes were also set on fire, he said.
According to the International Organization for Migration, more than 1,660 people have been displaced in the attack on Kanskov, which began on January 27.
