Kenya has made notable adjustments to its plan of deploying police officers to Haiti by agreeing to train Haitian security officers. While the plan to send 1,000 police officers to Haiti remains on course, on Sunday, May 26, it was agreed that Kenya would also train 2,000 Haitian police officers. This was communicated during a meeting between the Kenya Police advance team, which consists of senior security officers, and the Haitian Transitional Presidential Council. Kenya Police perform drills during a passing out parade Photo Kenya Police ServiceThe 2,000 Haitian police officers will be taken through a crash course in law enforcement and combat. Coincidentally, that is the same time when Kenya is expected to deploy the first team of 200 police officers to the troubled nation.

Source: Daily Nation May 27, 2024 04:23 UTC