The Haiti Unfinished Liberation of Dessalines (HULOD) has penned a scathing letter to President William Ruto, urging him to withdraw Kenya's police force from the Caribbean nation.
In the letter, the group, terming itself the descendants of Haiti, termed the President's decision to send Kenyan police officers to Haiti as not only ill-advised but also a form of neocolonialism. "We write to you on behalf of HULOD (Haiti's Unfinished Liberation of Dessalines) with the utmost respect due to your office as an African head of state, yet with deep pain and indignation as descendants of Haiti, the land that first raised the banner of freedom for all peoples oppressed by slavery and colonialism," the letter read in part. "We regret your government's decision to authorise the deployment of Kenyan police forces to Haitian territory as part of a mission that bears all the hallmarks of neo-colonial domination." The fourth contingent of Kenyan police officers arriving at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport (TLIA) in Haiti on February 6, 2025.
Photo MSS The group, led by its President Daniel Alexis, cited several other declarations of the unlawfulness of the troop deployment, including court orders barring it.
Alexis also referenced the strong opposition to the move by former presidential candidate Ekuru Aukot.
