Haiti has seen an escalation of gang violence in recent days. Multiple criminal organizations in Haiti last week unveiled a new coalition and declared plans to overthrow the government. They led a mass jailbreak that saw thousands of inmates freed. They also launched attacks on the country’s biggest airport, causing a state of emergency to be declared.

The deployment of Kenyan police officers to Haiti was declared illegal by the High Court in January. Ekuru Aukot, the politician and lawyer who led that case, told Semafor Africa he is working on a fresh challenge against a bilateral agreement signed by Kenyan President William Ruto and Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry last week. He questioned its legality and demanded that it be made public.

“For parties to enter into a bilateral agreement, they must have the capacity to do so,” Aukot argued. “PM Ariel Henry has no capacity. He is unelected and has never been vetted by Haiti’s parliament due to the situation there. International agreements must also be ratified by Kenya’s parliament, and this also hasn’t happened.”

President Ruto said last week Kenya was ‘ready to deploy’ its officers following the signing of the agreement, which was seen as a move to sidestep the court ruling blocking the deployment.

Benin has offered to send 2,000 troops to support the planned mission. The offer was announced by U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield on Feb. 26.

Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry has not returned to the country since leaving last week to sign the agreement with Ruto. Henry was reported to be in Puerto Rico on Tuesday, amid growing concern on his whereabouts. The gangs have warned him not to set foot back in the country.

Jimmy “Barbecue” Chérizier, leader of the Haiti gang alliance, has warned of a ‘civil war’ if Henry does not resign.