Kenyan police officers to be deployed to Haiti to combat gang violence

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Around 1,000 Kenyan police officers are set to be deployed to Haiti in a bid to combat raging gang violence. Last year, Kenya volunteered to lead a multinational security force in the troubled Caribbean nation. In January, a UN envoy said that gang violence in Haiti had reached 'a critical point', with nearly 5,000 deaths reported last year. Kenyan President William Ruto and Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry have signed an agreement to fast-track the deployment.

Around 1,000 Kenya n police officers are set to be deployed to Haiti in a bid to combat raging gang violence . Last year, Kenya volunteered to lead a multinational security force in the troubled Caribbean nation.

In January, a UN envoy said that gang violence in Haiti had reached 'a critical point', with nearly 5,000 deaths reported last year. Kenyan President William Ruto and Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry have signed an agreement to fast-track the deployment.

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