Kenya has committed to dispatching an additional 600 police officers to Haiti, aiming to curb the influence of gangs gripping Port-au-Prince and its surroundings. Talks will center on hastening this deployment, crucial for reinstating peace in the embattled areas.
Haiti’s Prime Minister, Garry Conille, is presently in Kenya for an official four-day stint,
set to engage with President William Ruto and high-ranking officials. Their dialogues will emphasize quickly sending the extra 600 officers to Haiti, refocusing efforts to bolster peace.
Kenya is gearing up to send reinforcements to counter the gang rule suffocating the capital and nearby locales.
Kenyans have been on Haitian soil since June, assisting local forces to wrest control from marauding gangs entrenching themselves in Haiti’s destitute landscape.
On a recent journey to Haiti, President Ruto expressed his desire to transform Kenya’s current involvement into a bona fide United Nations peacekeeping mission.
Addressing the Kenyan officers stationed in Port-au-Prince, Ruto praised their achievements, dispelling doubts about the mission’s feasibility.
“Initially, many considered the Haiti mission a fool’s errand, but our strides have reshaped that perception,” he stated.
President Ruto assured them of victory against these gangs while also pledging efforts to enhance their equipment for the task.
“Our incoming contingent of 600 recruits is almost done mastering deployment tactics. In mere weeks, they’ll be locked and loaded, anticipating the necessary backing to commence their duty,” he concluded.
Edited by: Ali Musa
Axadle international–Monitoring
