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Already the process of identifying the 1000 officers is ongoing as they wait for the outcome of the court that barred the deployment.
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The CS also denied claims that the huge deployment would compromise the country's internal security.
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The government will require 241 million US dollars (Sh36,571,750,000) to prepare some of the police officers earmarked for Haiti deployment, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki has said.
The CS said the United Nations will provide the resources, meaning no taxpayer's money will be used to finance the deployment.
Speaking when he appeared before the joint committees of the bicameral house considering the Haiti deployment, Kindiki clarified that any monies spent on the preparation would be refunded.
The whole multinational mission, according to Kindiki will cost 600 million US dollars.
This amount will be provided by the United Nations member states, which will cover the entire deployment in 11 countries.
"The amount will cater for the preparation of the officers, kitting, logistics, transport, accommodation and bringing the officers back home," The CS said.
He said the government will not deploy the 1000 officers once but the process will be staggered for strategic reasons.
"We are not taking the 1000 officers at once, we are taking them in batches," Kindiki said.
Already the process of identifying the 1000 officers is ongoing as they wait for the outcome of the court that barred the deployment.
The CS also denied claims that the huge deployment would compromise the country's internal security.
"Our assurance is that we have taken great detail to make sure we do not affect the security of the country," he said.
Last month, the Cabinet approved the deployment of 1,000 police officers to Haiti, jumping one more legal hurdle in the circuitous approvals needed to have the move get legal backing.
A dispatch from the State House in Nairobi said the country’s council of ministers had approved the deployment which will now head to parliament for the needed ratification.
Kenya has offered to lead a Multinational Security Support Mission to Haiti.
The decision by the government to send the troops has been seen as controversial and a lawyer has already gone to court seeking to stop the deployment altogether.
The High Court had earlier suspended plans for deployment, temporarily, after the lawyer argued there had been no Cabinet decision on it and that Parliament was being bypassed.
A dozen senior police officers toured Toussaint Louverture International Airport and neighbouring sites in Port-au-Prince Haiti, in August for an assessment study.
The team that was led by Deputy Inspector General of Administration Police Noor Gabow also held meetings in New York, US, and met with officials from the Haitian government to understand the demands of the local population.
The US is partly funding the MSS to the tune of $200 million if Congress approves.