Haiti - FLASH : Criticized in Kenya for his decision to help Haiti, President Ruto reacts
The archbishop says this decision is ill-advised "It doesn't make sense to send troops to Haiti when we have insecurity problems across the country and especially in the North Rift. Our request is that as the government send troops to Haiti, they should also better security across Kenya," said Olé Sapit.
In response, Ruto reminded "I made a commitment to the people of Kenya to sort out insecurity in the North Rift. I have followed that with action. As we speak there are 3,000 military officers and 2,000 police officers in the North Rift [to combat and eliminate the menace of banditry]."
Ruto subsequently emphasised Kenya's role in enhancing security within its borders while affirming the country's broader responsibility to do the same beyond its borders.
""We have made tremendous progress in making sure that we create security at home but that does not take away our responsibility. Even as we deployed troops and police to sort out the banditry problem we still deployed 1,000 troops to DRC Congo because that is our neighbour [...] We have deployed 5,000 troops in Somalia because that is equally our responsibility and Haiti should not be an exception. Deploying 1,000 troops to Haiti speaks of the same belief and commitment."
