Kenya has deployed 217 extra cops to Haiti as a part of a multinational power tackling gang violence, bringing its complete contribution to over 600 officers. Inside Minister Kipchumba Murkomen confirmed the deployment, praising the mission’s progress in lowering violence. Over the previous few years, gang violence has displaced over 700,000 individuals in Haiti, forcing many into unsanitary shelters after gunmen destroyed their houses. The violence additionally resulted within the dying of over 5,600 individuals in 2024, marking a 20% enhance from 2023. Past that, gang actions additionally resulted in 2,200 accidents and 1,500 kidnappings. To help Haiti in stabilizing the state of affairs, Kenya’s President William Ruto has pledged to ship 1,000 troops in assist of the United Nations-backed initiative.
Supply: VOA