Kenyan Police Officers Arrive In Haiti

Police from Kenya stand at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport after landing in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, June 25, 2024. 

Kenyan police arrived in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, on Tuesday as part of a U.N.-backed multinational security mission to combat gang violence. 

Last July, Kenya offered to head an international force to combat violence in Haiti, where gangs control most of the capital and killings, kidnappings and sexual violence are rampant. 

“The people of Haiti deserve to feel safe in their homes, build better lives for their families, and enjoy democratic freedoms. Haiti’s future depends on the return to democratic governance,” U.S. President Joe Biden said in a statement. 

More than 580,000 people across the country have been left homeless because of the gangs.