Gang leader Jimmy Cherizier, aka "Barbecue" during an interview with Maud-Salomé Ekila for “"Pan Africanist Emergences", affirms that the Kenyan officers are his brothers and that he wants to avoid any confrontation that could result in loss of life on both sides. A new about-face that comes barely two months after he promised to shoot down the Kenyan police officers he considered as invaders... https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-42653-haiti-flash-barbecue-warns-that-he-and-his-men-are-ready-to-confront-kenyan-troops-video.html

Cherizier also said that the Multinational Security Mission of which Kenya is a part would fail and called on the Kenyan Government to consider withdrawing its troops from Haiti.

During this 40-minute interview, Barbecue criticized the United States, France and Canada for using Caricom to impose a government in Haiti only to protect their own interests. "Barbecue" then resumed his usual accusations against Western countries and Haitian oligarchs for being at the origin of the violence currently observed in Haiti, presenting himself as a victim ready to sacrifice his life to defend the Haitian people. It should be noted that unlike previous videos, "Barbecue" seemed to have speech difficulties (frequent stuttering and hesitation), far from his usual firm and conquering tone...

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-42718-haiti-flash-barbecue-from-warrior-to-emissary-of-peace-video.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-42653-haiti-flash-barbecue-warns-that-he-and-his-men-are-ready-to-confront-kenyan-troops-video.html

SL/ HaitiLibre