A second group of 200 Kenyan police officers arrived in Haiti on Tuesday, joining a U.N.-supported mission led by Kenya to combat the violent gangs that plague the Caribbean nation.
This new contingent follows the arrival of the first group of 200 officers nearly a month ago in Port-au-Prince, where gangs control an estimated 80% of the area.
Due to security concerns, authorities have not disclosed specific details about the Kenyans’ assignments. However, AP journalists have observed them patrolling near the main international airport, which reopened in late May after gang violence forced its closure for nearly three months.
More Kenyan officers are anticipated to arrive in the upcoming weeks and months. They will be joined by police and soldiers from the Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Chad, and Jamaica, totaling 2,500 personnel. The deployment will occur in phases and cost approximately $600 million annually, as reported by the U.N. Security Council.
