Anxiety as Kenyan police officers in Haiti resign over salary delays
By Patrick Vidija | Dec. 7, 2024
In October last year, the UN Security Council backed Kenya's offer to lead a multinational security force to Haiti. [AFP]
A number of Kenyan police officers serving in the UN-backed anti-gang force to restore peace in Haiti have resigned.
âOur police officersâ presence in Haiti will give relief to those whose lives have been broken by gang violence,â Ruto said during the pre-deployment briefing held at the Administration Police Training College, Embakasi.
The violence has caused a catastrophic humanitarian crisis, displacing more than 700,000 people, of whom the UN says about half are children.
A record 5.4 million Haitians are facing acute hunger with the World Food Programme saying famine-like conditions are present, particularly in shelters for the displaced in Port-au-Prince.
Children are particularly vulnerable, and at least 125,000 are estimated to be acutely malnourished.
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