Kenya Will Pay The Price: Moses Kuria Alleges How The Haiti Mission Was A Scam

Kenya’s involvement in the Haiti peacekeeping mission has once again come under sharp criticism after Trade CS Moses Kuria claimed that the entire deployment was nothing short of a scam. Kuria, in a strongly worded statement, alleged that the controversial Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission lacked legitimacy from the start, noting that even the Trump Administration admitted during a special UN session that the mission had no broad mandate supported by a strong UN resolution.

According to Kuria, the Haiti mission was not a national decision but a project driven by foreign influence, singling out US Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman as the mastermind. He claimed that Whitman, who has been vocal on Kenya’s political and economic affairs, had effectively “ruled Kenya for two years,” with key policies and decisions allegedly pushed under her direction. “The Haiti misadventure was one of the many personal decisions that she took. Anthony Blinken was hapless in her wake,” Kuria alleged.

He went on to argue that Kenya will bear the consequences of what he described as “terrible decisions” for years to come, especially given the financial and human cost of the mission. His remarks came in the wake of the deaths of three Kenyan officers serving in Haiti, among them Benedict Kabiru, whose passing has ignited further debate about whether the mission was worth the sacrifice.

Kuria’s sentiments now add fuel to the already heated national conversation on Kenya’s continued involvement in Haiti, with critics insisting that the mission was hurried, risky, and lacked proper international backing. Supporters, however, argue that Kenya’s role in Haiti places it at the center of global peace efforts and strengthens its international profile.