Haiti’s Prime Minister Garry Conille has been fired by the Transitional Presidential Council (TPC), six months after assumption of office.
The governing council made the announcement through a gazette notice that was scheduled for release on November 11, 2024. In the notice the council went ahead to mention businessman and former Haiti Senate candidate Alix Didier Fils-Aime as Conille’s replacement.
Conille has responded to the decision by the council terming the oust as illegal and that it raises serious concerns about the future of Haiti. He also says the move was taken outside any constitutional or legal framework.
“This resolution, taken outside any legal and constitutional framework, raises serious concerns about its legitimacy,” Conille said in a letter.
He was sworn in on June 3, 2024, replacing Ariel Henry who was forced out of office by gangs. He was brought in to help Haiti through the ongoing security crisis.
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600 more police officers to be deployed
The oust comes as Kenya prepares to send a team of 600 more police officers to Haiti to continue with the peace keeping mission that began in June this year. The team graduated on Friday, November 8,2024 after a rigorous three-month pre-deployment training.
The team is made up of officers drawn from the General Service Unit (GSU), Anti Stock Theft Unit, and an all-female Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT). Officials noted that there was a need for female officers to help handle gender-related cases.
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The now ousted Haiti’s Prime Minister Garry Conille had met this team during his visit to Kenya, last month at the Administration Police Training Campus in Embakasi.
Ruto holds talks with Trump over Haiti mission
President Ruto said he has had a telephone conversation with US President-elect Donald Trump about the Kenya-led peace mission. He also said that the mission is improving security in Haiti.
“I briefed President Trump on the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti and possible areas of cooperation with the US government on this important conflict resolution initiative, “said President Ruto
