A second batch of Kenya police to Haiti landed in Port-au-Prince in style in readiness to help fight gangs that had almost overrun the Caribbean nation. The team of 200 well-trained landed aboard a UN chartered flight and was received by Director General of the Haitian National Police Normil Rameau and Multinational Security Support Mission commander Godfrey Otunge on July 16. At the same time, the commanders met six members of a team from Jamaica who were on an assessment tour before deploying their officers for the MSS mission. According to officials, the team pledged to send their personnel soonest possible. MSS is an international police force approved by the United Nations Security Council on October 2, 2023, to assist the government of Haiti in restoring law and order amid worsening civil strife and gang violence since 2018.

Source: Daily Nation July 17, 2024 04:50 UTC