Latin America Advisor 2024-07-15

Latin America Advisor

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Are Kenyan Police Starting to Make Progress in Haiti?

A long-awaited first contingent of approximately 200 Kenyan police officers, of a force that is to eventually include 2,500 personnel, arrived in Haiti in late June in an effort to help the Caribbean fight the gangs that have taken control of areas including Port-au-Prince, 80 percent of which they are believed to control. Since their arrival in Haiti, how much have the Kenyan police been able to accomplish? How are Haiti’s gangs responding to their presence? To what extent will the Kenyan police officers be able to help Haiti improve security, and what are their most pressing first tasks?

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…”

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