Posted 2/28/2024, 12:51:51 PM
Haiti Prime Minister to Visit Kenya to Finalize Deployment of 1,000 Police to Help Curb Deadly Gang Violence
- Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry will visit Kenya to finalize agreements to deploy Kenyan police officers to Haiti.
- 1,000 Kenyan troops from various units are expected to be sent to Haiti.
- The deployment has been delayed despite Haiti sending Kenya a memorandum of understanding.
- The UN and US back the deployment to curb gang violence in Haiti, which killed over 8,400 people in 2022.
- Additional countries like France, Benin, and Canada have committed money and personnel to support the Haiti mission.