Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome has met a high-ranking security delegation from Haiti. The meeting that was held in Nairobi delved into the plan to deploy the Kenya police to the restive Caribbean country to silence gangs in its capital, Port-au-Prince.....CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
A confident Haiti Police official, Joachim Prohete, said they were counting on the support extended by Nairobi to combat gangs that have run down systems in Port-au-Prince.
“We are counting on your support,” said the Haitian Police official during his meeting with the Inspector General of Police, Japhet Koome, at NPS Headquarters, Nairobi.
Regarding the upcoming National Police Service-led multilateral security support mission to Haiti, the Inspector General of Police assured the visiting delegation that Nairobi was committed to collaboration in the mission, for the good of the people of Haiti, especially women and children.
Data indicates a staggering death toll attributed to gang violence, which claimed 4,451 lives last year and 1,554 lives by March 2024.
The plan by the William Ruto government to deploy police officers to Haiti has been embroiled in court battles over the legalities of effecting the deployment.
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.
The contingent will be trained in Kenya before being taken back to the Caribbean nation to battle gangs that are controlling 80 per cent of the island.
This was communicated during a meeting between the Kenya Police advance team, which consists of senior security officers, and the Haitian Transitional Presidential Council.
The 2,000 Haitian police officers will be taken through a crash course in law enforcement and combat.
While the specific date when the Haitian police officers are expected to land in Kenya has not been announced, the training is expected to take two weeks, and the officers will return to their home country in mid-June 2024…CONTINUE READING>>
