This will bring the Kenyan contingent helping Haitian police fight gangs up to 1,000.
President William Ruto also promised the Kenyan police officers deployed to Haiti that he would try to get them better equipment
During a visit to the country, Kenya’s President William Ruto also said he supported turning the current Kenya-led security mission into a full United Nations peacekeeping operation.Violence in Haiti is still rife and a UN human rights expert has warned that gangs are targeting new areas, causing further displacement.
“There are many people who thought Haiti was mission impossible, but today they have changed their minds because of the progress you have made.”The nearly 400 Kenyan officers on the ground were going out on patrol “working hand-in-hand with Haitian forces to protect the people and restore security”, Ruto said.
Despite an international embargo, arms and ammunition continued to be smuggled into the country. allowing the gangs to extend their control to new territories, he said.
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