Kenyan Police Officers in Haiti Make Significant Strides in Combating Gang Violence
On Saturday, the government highlighted progress made by Kenyan Police officers in Haiti to curb gang violence in the Caribbean nation.
The National Police Service (NPS) stated that officers had successfully recovered several key infrastructures from gang control. The Kenyan contingent, part of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission, recaptured the Auorite Portuaire Nationale (APN) port from gang dominance.
The MSS team, consisting of National Police Service Officers and Haiti Police, has continued to achieve success in combating gang activities and restoring security in Haiti, according to the NPS statement.
The officers also made notable progress in clearing road blockades that were set up along the roads leading to the gang-infested town of Ganthier.
This achievement follows a visit from the United States ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, who met with the peacekeepers and held discussions with them.
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Additionally, on July 26, Edgard Leblanc Fils, Head of the Haiti Presidential Transition Council, visited MSS Force Commander Godfrey Otunge and later addressed the peacekeepers.
National Police Service officers in Haiti reaffirm their commitment to working closely with Haitian police and the people of Haiti to restore law and order, stated the NPS.
This announcement comes shortly after Haiti gang leader Jimmy Cherizier, known as Barbecue, signed a peace treaty with other gang leaders to end the gang violence in the Caribbean nation.
Following the peace deal, reported by Le Nouvelliste in Port-au-Prince, some Haitian citizens celebrated in the streets.
During the closed-door meeting, the gang leaders urged Haiti Prime Minister Garry Conille to consider convening a peace meeting to end the country’s ongoing anarchy.
Kenyan Police Officers in Haiti Make Significant Strides in Combating Gang Violence
