Hundreds More Kenyan Police Deployed To Haiti Amidst Protests At Home

Oluwatobi OdeyinkaJuly 16, 20241 Mins read424

Kenyan protesters tear gassed by State Police | AFP

Another 200 Kenyan police officers have been deployed to the violence-ravaged Haiti under a UN-backed mission even though anti-government protests persist for weeks in the East African country.

Recall that some 400 Kenyan Police officers were deployed to Haiti in June under the same UN-backed mission aimed at quelling rampant gang violence in the destabilised Caribbean nation. Kenya had reportedly pledged to send 1,000 policemen to help stabilise Haiti.

Quoting senior Police Officers, AFP reported another 200 Kenyan Police officers left for Haiti on Tuesday.

“We have 200 police officers who left last night, and they should land at their destination in Haiti this morning. They are joining their colleagues who are already on the ground,” a source told AFP on Tuesday.

Kenya is expected to volunteer 1,000 policemen out of the 2,500 personnel expected for the mission. Other countries, mainly in Africa and the Caribbean, will also contribute to the mission.

Anti-government protests are still ongoing in Kenya as youths continue to demand the resignation of President William Ruto and justice for protesters killed.

The protests intensified last week after residents retrieved bodies allegedly of protesters from a quarry near a dumpsite opposite the Kware Police Station. They accused the police of cover-up and complicity in the matter.

The Inspector General of Police, Japheth Koome, resigned hours after the discovery.

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