Haiti crisis: Can Kenyan police officers defeat the gangs? - BBC News

The East African nation has pledged 1,000 officers but many question their suitability.

1 day agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Kenya's police, who have faced criticism at home, will be tested on unfamiliar ground in HaitiBy Gloria Aradi & Pascal FletcherBBC News in Nairobi & BBC Monitoring in MiamiKenya has pledged to lead a multinational security force in Haiti in response to a plea from the Caribbean nation's prime minister for help restoring order.

Haiti has suffered from gang violence for decades but the current wave of brutality escalated after the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.

Gangs have taken control of large parts of the country, waging terror on residents and killing hundreds.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said that a "robust use of force" is needed to disarm the gangs and restore order.

Kenya has said it would send 1,000 police officers to Haiti.