Three days after Kenyan Government offered to deploy 1,000 police officers to restore peace in Haiti, the United Nations (UN) has approved the move. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres DWThe approval, however, places Kenya at the heart of a governance mess that started in July 2021, shortly after the elimination of then-President Jovenel Moïse. According to security agencies, the Haiti capital city of Port-au-Prince has experienced an uprising of gangs that now control 80 per cent of the nation. According to the UN, an additional 2,000 police officers are needed to help restore peace within the context of a multi-national force set to be guided by the Kenyan contingent. "Our response in Haiti has focused on providing life-saving assistance to children and adolescents, recognising and addressing that children, especially girls, are particularly vulnerable,” stated Daphne de Bordes, Acting Country Director of Plan International Haiti.

Source: Daily Nation August 01, 2023 05:50 UTC