CS Kithure Kindiki
By: Eric Wanjala
The topic on deployment of 1000 Kenya police officers to Haiti continued yesterday at Parliament where a joint parliamentary committee session co-chaired by Cheptumo William Kipkiror from the senate and National assembly chair Gabriel Tongoyo both engaging the Cabinet secretary and Inspector General of police together with the team on whether the deployment is law and due process being followed.
Speaking to the joint committee CS Kindiki tabled the objectives of the security deployment mission being Support and maintenance of Haiti Law and Order, providing of conducive environment on social issues to take shape, offer one year mission review where other officers might be deployed.
“Our participation and contribution to this security challenge in Haiti will strengthen and attract strategic support for our internal security operations and as much the world needs us on various causes we demand that the world must support the cause, Kenya has its own issues which requires reinforcement and solidarity such as war against terror ”Stated Cs Kindiki.
Asking on behalf of the joint committee Tongoyo commended the initiative and also requested the cabinet secretary to clarify on the data of the officers that are to be taken to the mission also on the reimbursement of the resource.
“I highly commend the current national security situation in Kenya, and would like to know how the reimbursement of the used resources will be partaking, however I call upon members of the public to make their submission on these matter up to 5pm this evening.”
On the other hand Inspector general of national police Japeth Koome has stated that components on the deployment is based on two components where there will be a Headquarters team that will be the overall command of the unit and the formed up units that will compose of the ranks of senior superintendent upto the constable rank.
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