Kenyan Police Officers Present in Haiti Prepare to Leave the Country

The 400 Kenyan police officers deployed in Haiti as part of the Multinational Force, with the objective of combating armed criminal gangs alongside the Haitian National Police, will leave the country next July. The information is confirmed by the mission's spokesperson, Jack Ombaka.

As part of the MMAS, Kenya has opted for an annual rotation cycle. “This schedule remains subject to the internal policies of each country. Kenya has, to date, deployed four different contingents, with a relief planned each year, in accordance with our agreed rotation plan,” the spokesperson stated, specifying that they will be replaced by other police officers from Kenya. However, he did not specify the date of the replacement troop.

It should be noted that, since their arrival, two (2) Kenyan officers have been killed in the Artibonite department. More than one person wonders what the deployment of Kenyan police officers in Haiti is for? Since, despite their presence, gangs continue to gain ground, massacre the population, rape, and burn everything in their path.