Kenyan police force for Haiti mission to deploy next weekFriday, May 17th, 2024 07:40 | By Zadock AngiraInspector General of Police Japhet Koome with Haitian National Police chief Frantz Elbe. PHOTO/PrintKenyan police officers scheduled to lead a complicated and potentially risky multi-national security support mission in Haiti are expected to finally leave the country next Sunday. On October 3 last year, the 15 members of the United Nations (UN) Security Council voted to deploy the Kenya-led forces. Opposition to deploymentThe US Congress, Kenya National Civil Society Centre and Amnesty International Kenya also opposed the deployment, saying Kenyan officers had a well-documented record of violating human rights. Biden pledged on September 23 to cover logistics, intelligence, communication, and medical support for the Kenyan force.
