A Kenyan delegation has held meetings with Haiti’s police officials, weeks after the Kenyan government offered to lead a multinational team in tackling the country’s extreme gang violence.
Haiti has been rocked by deadly violence since the assassination of the country’s President Jovenel Moïse two years ago.
The violence has escalated since Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry first appealed for help in October last year, prompting the United States to evacuate its diplomatic staff.
The United Nations recently said that more than 2,439 people were killed, 902 injured and 951 kidnapped in the first half of January.
The Kenyan delegation arrived in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, on Sunday and is expected to leave on Wednesday, after further discussions with the prime minister.
It has been tasked with assessing the situation in the country, which will then inform intervention efforts backed by the UN and US.
Kenya is also expected to lead the response efforts by sending 1,000 police officers to Haiti.
Caribbean countries like Jamaica, the Bahamas, Antigua and Barbuda and Trinidad and Tobago have also pledged to send forces to aid the Haitian police.
