Kenyan police are leaving for a controversial deployment in Haiti …
WEBJun 24, 2024 · NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Hundreds of Kenyan police officers were leaving Monday for Haiti, where they will lead a multinational force against the powerful gangs whose deadly violence spiked this year and helped bring about a change in government.
Kenyan police to depart for contentious peacekeeping effort in Haiti …
WEBJun 24, 2024 · A contingent of Kenyan police is set to depart for a controversial mission in Haiti to combat the influence of powerful criminal gangs that have brought turmoil and violence to the...
Kenya’s Ruto lands in Haiti to assess police mission as insecurity ...
WEB22 hours ago · President @WilliamsRuto arrives in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 100 days after flagging off the Kenyan police contingent of the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) to Haiti.
Kenyan police force to leave for UN-backed Haiti mission on …
WEBJun 23, 2024 · A Kenyan force will leave for Haiti on June 25 to lead a UN-backed mission to tackle gang violence, despite court challenges against it, government and police sources said Sunday.
Kenyan police to arrive in Haiti this week, US State Department …
WEBJun 25, 2024 · The first Kenyan police officers assigned to tackle rampant gang violence in Haiti are leaving Kenya on Tuesday and are set to arrive this week, the U.S. State Department said on Monday.
Haiti crisis: Kenyan police deployed to tackle powerful gangs - BBC
WEBJun 26, 2024 · Working with Haitian police, and headquartered at a US-built base, the Kenyan officers will aim to take back key sites that have fallen under the control of gangs, including the nearby airport...
Kenya Haiti peacekeeping - The New York Times
WEB23 hours ago · Sept. 21, 2024 Updated 8:47 p.m. ET. The president of Kenya visited Port-au-Prince on Saturday for his first tour of the base where an understaffed and ill-equipped contingent of nearly 400 of his ...
Haitians hold their breath as newly arrived Kenyan police force ...
WEBJun 26, 2024 · Police from Kenya deplane at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. The first U.N.-backed contingent of foreign police arrived nearly two years after the Caribbean country requested help to quell a surge in gang violence.
Kenyan president visits Haiti as it grapples with future of ...
WEB23 hours ago · Kenya's President William Ruto, center left, visits Kenyan police, part of a UN-backed multinational force, at their base in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024.
Kenya's mission in Haiti: President Ruto pledges 600 more police
WEB19 hours ago · Kenya has pledged to send 600 more police officers to Haiti in the coming weeks to help fight gangs controlling much of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and nearby areas. This would bring the Kenyan ...