Kithure confirms Kenyans troops are most trained officers to tackle international criminal elements including the worst hit countries
He said not the first time Kenyan troops to be sent on an international crisis including the split of Yugoslavia in 1989 to 1990
Kenyan troops will be joined by other carricum countries including Cuba, Chile and Paraguay
The Interior and National Administration Cabinet Secretary Prof Kithure Kindiki has defended the redeployment of 1000 police officers to Haiti for peace building mission
Appearing before the National Assembly Committee on National Administration and Security, Kithure disclosed that request and resolutions were made and passed by United Nations Security Council
“We have other countries including Cuba, Chile, Imelda and Paraguay who will also joining Kenyan troops to restore peace in hitherto country that has assassinated four of his elected Presidents,” Kithure disclosed
Members of Parliament had put spirited fight demanding the withdraw of the planned mission fearing that the process was hurriedly and unprocedurally done
The CS told the committee that they halted the redeployment to allow the backup of the legal framework from the united nations security council as well as country’s national security council that will guide the entire redeployment process
On his part, Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome who had been branded by legislators of fearing to face them, cracked their ribs by adding that, officers who had been selected to take part in the mission are so much eager to be part of the liberating mission abroad
“Our officers are telling us to speed up the process, because we seem to be delaying them, they are ready than equal to bring down the gangs perpetrating the development of that country,” Koome maintained
He further distanced claims that there has been differences between him and the National Police Commission over promotions and transfers of police officers from some designated positions and areas
“National police service board has never had issues with the promotions of chief inspectors
We had a deliberations as board to take them to colleges for fresher courses
No issue at all between the service board and commission,” He added
Earlier the committee on constitutional implementation heard that uniformed have been denying the commission the required quorum to deliberate and pass any resolutions apertaining security matters
Kithure on his part, chose to give it a wide berth detailing that independence of the office of the Inspector General of Police, and entire security matters must be given some confidential consideration
Saku MP Daso Raso demanded the availing of the list, names, ranks and regions where those promoted officers came from