Shortages and delays hit morale of Kenyan officers in Haiti morale
Nairobi, Kenya Reuters Pay issues and shortages of equipment and manpower have sapped morale among Kenyan police officers deployed to Haiti and hampered their ability to confront heavily armed gangs, four officers told Reuters. After three years of rampant killing, rape and extortion by gangs that control most of the capital Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s transitional government […]
Kenyan police arrival in Haiti marks new era for security, Prime Minister tells UN
United Nations Reuters Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille told the UN Security Council on Wednesday that the arrival of the first Kenyan police officers under a UN-backed mission marked a critical stage to restoring security in a country ravaged by gang violence. “The arrival of the first contingent of the Multinational Security Support kicks off […]
Haiti PM travels to US as Kenyan police patrol capital
Port-au-Prince Reuters Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille left Port-au-Prince on Friday to travel to Washington and New York, as freshly deployed Kenyan police officers began patrolling the city as part of a UN-backed mission to battle armed gangs that have taken over the capital. Conille’s office said he would travel with Foreign Minister Dominique Dupuy, […]
Haiti residents cautiously hopeful as first Kenyan police deploy
Port-au-Prince, Haiti Reuters Residents in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince expressed cautious hope after a first contingent of Kenyan police officers arrived in the Caribbean country, as part of a long-delayed mission to help police fight armed gangs. A few hundred Kenyan police officers landed in Haiti this week to lead a United Nations-ratified mission set […]
Haiti PM vows to retake country as first Kenyan police arrive
Port-au-Prince, Haiti Reuters The first contingent of Kenyan police arrived in the Haitian capital on Tuesday to launch a long-awaited peacekeeping mission in the Caribbean country that has been ravaged by gang violence, even as deadly protests back home prompted doubts. “At last the multinational force is here to support our national police,” Haitian Prime […]
Kenyan police arrival in Haiti delayed, Kenya’s President Ruto affirms commitment
Nairobi, Kenya Reuters The deployment of the first Kenyan police officers to Haiti to lead an international anti-gang force has been delayed after a planned flight from Nairobi was postponed on Tuesday, two sources briefed on the matter told Reuters. US officials had previously indicated that the officers would be in Port-au-Prince by Thursday to […]