U.S. military sets up barracks in Haiti for Kenyan police
U.S. military sets up barracks in Haiti for Kenyan police
The Military in the United States (U.S.) is currently setting up a barrack in Haiti where Kenyan police officers will be operating from.
The operation, which the U.S. Southern Command is coordinating, saw several civilian contractors being deployed to Haiti’s capital city Port-au-Prince to put up base.
In a statement, the Southern Command in the US said the civilians will be working alongside officials at Haiti’s main airport located within the Capital City of Haiti to ensure they achieve their mission.
“These personnel will be working alongside Haitian airport officials to secure the equipment and supplies that have arrived in Haiti,” the Southern Command said.
According to the statement, there was continuous support from various people in Haiti who ensured that the airport was open despite gangs causing chaos across the country.
It is worth noting that Mr Henry had visited Kenya to discuss the same and how officers would be deployed to his home country but it became hard for him to go back home.
Kenya has remained silent on its plans to send police officers to Haiti as no government senior official is willing to speak anything on the same.
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However, President William Ruto has in the past maintained that plans to send police officers there were on.
The US has in the past maintained that it was willing to contribute both finances and equipment to ensure that security is restored in Haiti.
Le Nouvelliste, which is a French Newspaper this week reported that a first contingent of Kenyan officers is expected in Haiti before the end of May 2024.
By January 2024, Kenyan police officers who were scheduled to be deployed to Haiti had been fully trained.
The teams from the Rapid Deployment Unit, Anti-Stock Theft Unit, General Service Unit, and Border Patrol Unit completed their training on January 4.
At least 1,000 police officers are set to be deployed to the gang-ridden nation.
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