Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome has told off critics who have continued to cast doubts on the ability of Kenya police officers to battle Haiti gangs saying they are equal to the task. Kenya intends to send 1,000 officers to the country to give back up to the Haiti National Police (HNP) estimated to be about 10,000 officers for the nation’s more than 11 million people. Thirdway Alliance party leader Ekuru Aukot on his part questioned how 1,000 police officers would manage to control 200 armed gangs. He said deploying 1,000 Kenyan police officers to Haiti is an ill-advised mission. The Haiti gangs, with names in Haitian Creole such as "Kraze Barye" (Barrier-Crusher) and "Gran Grif" (Big Claw), have over the last two years been robbing, looting, extorting, kidnapping, raping and killing.

Source: The Star October 02, 2023 15:34 UTC