Hundreds more Kenyan police deployed to Haiti for UN-backed security mission

200 more Kenyan police officers deployed to tackle Haiti violence

Another 200 Kenyan police officers have left for Haiti under a UN-backed mission to try to quell rampant gang violence in the Caribbean nation, senior police officers said Tuesday.

More Kenyan police deploy to tackle Haiti violence

The deployment has been unpopular in Kenya, and rights groups have raised concerns over the UN-backed mission.

200 more Kenyan police deploy to tackle Haiti violence

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Another 200 Kenyan police officers arrived in Haiti Tuesday under a UN-backed mission to try to quell rampant gang violence in the troubled Caribbean nation, where they were welcomed by senior Haitian and Kenyan police officials. Haitian sources say the new batch brings the total to 400 Kenyan boots on the ground in violence-ravaged Port-au-Prince, part of a closely watched offer to send some 1,000 police officers to help stabil…

200 more Kenyan police arrive in Haiti to help country tackle violent criminal gangs

2nd UN-backed contingent of Kenyan police arrive in Haiti to help quell gang violence

The officers arrived in the capital of Port-au-Prince, where gangs control at least 80 percent of the city.

200 more Kenyan police deployed to tackle Haiti violence

Kenyan police confirmed the officers' safe arrival and cooperation with Haitian police. Legal hurdles delayed the deployment, but a bilateral agreement with Haiti was secured in March.