Eugene Wamalwa has waded into the heated debate surrounding the deployment of Kenyan police officers to Haiti, describing the move as unconstitutional and a direct violation of court orders.
Speaking at a press briefing in Nairobi, Wamalwa said the government had acted in open defiance of the law by dispatching security personnel to the troubled Caribbean nation despite a High Court ruling that had earlier blocked the mission.
According to Wamalwa, the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission was executed without due process and therefore risks undermining Kenya’s own constitutional framework.
He argued that no government should be seen to disregard the authority of the courts, especially on matters touching the security and sovereignty of the country.
“When the government chooses which court orders to obey and which ones to ignore, we cease to be a democracy governed by the rule of law,” Wamalwa cautioned.
The former minister emphasized that while Haiti’s humanitarian and security crisis deserves international solidarity, Kenya’s contribution must remain within the confines of the law.
He likened the deployment to building a house on quicksand warning that the mission could collapse under the weight of legal and political challenges.
Critics of the deployment have long argued that Kenya’s overstretched security resources should instead focus on domestic threats such as banditry in the North Rift and terrorism along the Somali border.
Wamalwa echoed these concerns, noting that the government cannot afford to play the role of global policeman while leaving its own citizens vulnerable.
His remarks come at a time when President William Ruto has been defending the Haiti mission on the international stage, portraying it as a moral duty and a demonstration of Kenya’s leadership in global peacekeeping.
However, Eugene Wamalwa’s legal argument puts the administration on the defensive, raising fresh questions about the legitimacy of the entire operation.
With opposition parties and civil society groups already mobilizing against the deployment, Wamalwa’s intervention adds another layer of pressure on the government.
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