The President of Kenya is Urged by the Prime Minister of Haiti to Strengthen the Security Mission

The 400 Kenyan officers currently assigned to a Multinational Security Mission supported by the United Nations with the goal of stabilising Haiti are the reason for this request for further officers. Since its launch earlier this year, the mission has played a crucial role in Haiti’s attempts to re-establish law and order in regions where criminal organisations have taken control.

As Haitian and Kenyan forces recently participated in a shootout that left “Deshommes,” the second-in-command of the infamous Kraze Baryè gang, critically injured, the appeal comes at a critical juncture in the war against gangs. Twenty gang members were killed in the operation, which took place in the hamlet of Torcelle in Port-au-Prince’s southeast. During the raids, authorities confiscated phones, ammo, guns, and other sensitive devices.

The Haitian National Police claim that the operations are a part of a larger campaign to eliminate important gang leaders, such as Vitel’Homme Innocent, a well-known gang leader who has received sanctions from the United States, the European Union, and the United Nations. Security Council. Due to his involvement in a number of high-profile crimes, such as the 2021 armed kidnapping of sixteen Christian missionaries and the 2022 murder of missionary Marie Franklin, Innocent is wanted. The United States has offered a $2 million reward for information that leads to his capture.

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