Kenyan police are leaving for a controversial deployment in Haiti to take on powerful, violent gangs
- Kenya is sending 400 police officers to lead a UN force in Haiti against gangs, with a total of 1,000 expected to be deployed, as reported by a court case.
- The court case found the deployment unconstitutional due to a lack of agreement between Kenya and Haiti, despite UN Security Council approval in October.
- A sendoff ceremony for the officers led by Ruto was closed to the media, with the deployment delayed by a Kenyan court decision in January.
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The multinational mission to combat gang violence in Haiti has begun.
Kenya force leaves Nairobi to tackle gang violence in Haiti
NAIROBI — A Kenyan force to lead a UN-backed multinational mission to tackle gang violence in Haiti departed Nairobi late Monday, interior minister Kithure Kindiki said, despite a court case against the deployment. The East African nation offered to send 1,000 police to stabilise Haiti, alongside forces from several other countries, but the deployment has run into persistent legal troubles. Some 400 officers left Nairobi at 10:50 pm (1950 GMT) a…
A first group of 400 Kenyan police officers left Nairobi on Monday evening to participate in an international mission to restore security in...
More than half a year after the deployment was approved, the first Kenyan officers are deployed to Haiti.
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