“Our officers are covered, insured and paid by the United Nations, so there is no reason to be alarmed.”
Kenyan police officers serving in a UN-backed mission in Haiti receive a monthly income of up to 280,000 shillings – about 290,000 Gourdes in local currency – including all supplementary payments.
Kithure Kindiki, the designated officer for the Ministry of Interior and Coordination, disclosed information on the officers’ remuneration and insurance arrangements. The United Nations has put in place a comprehensive reimbursement framework for countries that contribute personnel to field operations. Since July 2017, the basic salary for these officers starts at 180,000 shillings ($1,410) per month.
This figure has seen gradual increases since 2014, when it was initially set at $1,332, and then $1,365 in 2016 before reaching its current level. In addition to this basic salary, officers receive a Mission Subsistence Allowance (MSA) of 98,650 shillings ($756), which is intended to cover long-term living expenses such as accommodation, meals and miscellaneous expenses incurred while deployed.
Professor Kindiki assured the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee that The officers were well protectedstating: “Our officers are covered, insured and paid by the United Nations, so there is no reason to be alarmed.”
He also reported that significant progress in the missionemphasizing the recapture of key infrastructure from gang control, including the port, airport, main police station and hospital. This information has been denied by Haitians on social networks, who described these advances as propaganda, since The situation in Haiti remains and always will remain unchanged.
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