Kenyan police will likely deploy to Haiti to combat gang violence within weeks, according to President William Ruto on Sunday, despite judicial hurdles that have delayed the assignment.

Kenya plans to lead a UN-backed mission to protect the Caribbean nation, which is plagued by violence, poverty, and political instability.

The East African nation plans to send 1,000 officers to the operation, along with forces from six other countries.

“The people of Haiti are maybe waiting, by the grace of God, that probably by next week or the other week, we shall send our police officers to restore peace,” Ruto said in an address during a visit to central Kenya on Sunday.

A UN Security Council resolution approved the operation in October of last year, but its deployment was postponed in January by a Kenyan court.

It stated that the government did not have the right to send police officers abroad without prior agreement.

The administration reached an agreement on March 1, and Ruto told the BBC last month that he expected a Kenyan force to travel to Haiti within weeks.

However, a small opposition group in Kenya has filed a new lawsuit to try to halt it. Kenya’s High Court is scheduled to hear that lawsuit on June 12.

In addition to Kenya, Benin, the Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, and Chad have shown an interest in joining the mission.

Human Rights Watch, a global monitor, has expressed questions about the mission’s legitimacy and funding.

Rights groups have accused Kenyan police of employing excessive force and committing unlawful executions.