Kenya has not abandoned its plans to lead the multinational mission to be deployed in Haiti in the near future.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Kenyan President William Ruto on Monday.
The two men discussed “the ongoing political and security crisis in Haiti”, according to a statement from State Department spokesman Matthew Miller, who stressed that Antony Blinken and William Ruto “reaffirmed their unwavering commitment to the deployment of a multinational security support mission to assist the Haitian National Police in establishing the security conditions necessary for free and fair elections.”
Several weeks ago, Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry travelled to Kenya to sign an agreement with Kenyan President William Ruto. Since then, Ariel Henry has found it difficult to return to Haiti. His resignation was demanded by Joe Biden’s administration before he could return to Haiti.
Several proposals have been put forward for a new transition, ranging from 18 months to two years. This Monday, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is due to meet with the Haitian players involved in the negotiations. Meetings are also scheduled with other members of the international community, including the United States, France and Canada.
The head of US diplomacy will also travel to Jamaica to examine “the proposal developed in partnership with CARICOM and Haitian stakeholders to accelerate Haiti’s political transition through the creation of an independent and broadly representative presidential college, as well as the deployment of a multinational security support mission to address the current security crisis”, announced the State Department in a statement.
Despite the various proposals put forward by various Haitian sectors, CARICOM will be voting on just one document. According to CaribbeanTelevisionNetwork, this document was drawn up in collaboration with the Montana group and the January 30 political party collective.
The document proposes the formation of a government of National Union, to be headed by a presidential college.
The college will be composed as follows:
A representative of the Montana Accord
A representative of the January 30 parties’ collective
A representative of the “non-aligned opposition political parties”.
A representative of Fanmi Lavalas
A representative of “moral and religious forces”.