François Pierre-Louis, professor of political science at Queens College, City University of New York: “Although the media announced that 400 Kenyan police officers were to arrive in Haiti on June 25, only 198 came. A few days after their arrival, news reports showed the troops patrolling some of the safer streets of the capital. It was a real letdown for the Haitian population that expected the arrival of the troops with a loud bang. The small contingent that arrived is not equipped to face the well-armed gangs or develop a credible strategy to restore order in the capital. Haitians were further discouraged when Prime Minister Garry Conille said the troops are not there to fight the gangs and that he could not give a specific time frame when the remaining force will arrive. The gangs initially laid low after they saw the U.S. military planes landing with heavy equipment and materials to support the Multinational Security Support force. However, the prime minister’s comment and the small number of the police force right now have…”