News from Gordon Opiyo indicates that Kenya is sending policemen to Haiti to combat the crimes there.
Gordon Opiyo said: Why Haiti Mission MUST succeed.
After years of trying to stabilize Haiti, the United States finally gave up, and decided to try another way.
Kenya was privileged to be given the leadership role by the United Nations. This didn’t come as flukes or some form of favour…
Kenya has led missions in worse places. Kenya waded into the bloody situation in Liberia in 2004..this was not about simple bhang smoking gangs but organized armies. Our forces, through discipline and strategy, our forces brought stability.
Same thing in Namibia .
Are you aware that the dangerous border conflict between Sudan and South Sudan in the oil rich State of Abyei was stabilized by a UN mission called UNISFA. Are you aware that the overall commander of the UNPOL was a Kenyan Policewoman called Violet Nasambu Lusala?
Under the great Lady from Bungoma, police officers from 17 countries brought law and order in the previously gang infested area.
With such a track record, The Kenya Police was chosen.
Are you aware that the head of the AP Noor Gabow is an international figure in global policing? He spent 5 years in Sierra Leone in the UN mission, before going to Bosnia to help set up the Police in the war torn nation. He then went to New York to head the UN Africa Police Desk..
So, these are not people who are going to Haiti trembling… they have stabilized worse areas…
Kenya has the capacity, the experience and desire to handle the situation in Haiti…
This mission has to succeed, and there is no turning back. If Kenya did it in Liberia, Sierra Leone, South Sudan and Bosnia.. what is Haiti?
The only problem in Haiti is that a small clique of Drug Lords are sponsoring media stories to paint an image of chaos…..so that they continue benefiting from the messed up situation.
This mission is going on, and with competent officers like Noor Gabow running the show, you will see only success…..
Get used seeing Kenyan Policemen and women in the streets of Haiti very very soon…