Haitian police commanders met with Kenya’s Inspector Common of Police, Japhet Koome, in Nairobi on Tuesday, in preparation for a UN-backed multinational peacekeeping mission to fight gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital. The mission, led by Kenya, will hope to quell the violence that has claimed 1000’s of lives and displaced over 360,000 individuals because it started in 2021. Joachim Prohete, a Haitian police official, expressed reliance on Kenya’s assist, whereas Koome assured dedication to help. Kenya is deploying 1000 law enforcement officials to the mission that may also embody law enforcement officials from Benin, Jamaica, Guyana, the Bahamas, and others. Kenya may also present coaching to visiting commanders inspecting the barracks the place the drills are scheduled to happen. The peacekeeping mission was initially scheduled to happen in Could however was postponed to finish base preparations and procure important tools for the incoming drive.
SOURCE: AP NEWS