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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Around 1,000 Kenyan police officers are set to be deployed to Haiti in a bid to combat raging gang violence.<\/p>\n

Last year, Kenya volunteered to lead a multinational security force in the troubled Caribbean nation.<\/p>\n

However, in January the Kenyan High Court blocked the plan, ruling the government did not have the authority to deploy police to other countries without an agreement.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, Haiti’s PM arrived in the East African state to salvage the plan.<\/p>\n

In January, a UN envoy said that gang violence in Haiti had reached “a critical point”, with nearly 5,000 deaths reported last year.<\/p>\n

Along with the Kenyan officers, the Bahamas has committed 150 personnel. Jamaica and the state of Antigua & Barbuda have said they are willing to help, while the US has pledged \u00a3158m ($200m) to support the deployment.<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, Benin offered 2,000 troops.<\/p>\n

In the statement on Friday, Kenyan President William Ruto said he and Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry had signed an agreement and discussed the next steps to enable the fast-tracking of the deployment.<\/p>\n

But violence has escalated in Port au Prince since Mr Henry departed the Haitian capital, with a prominent gang leader declaring a coordinated attack by armed groups to oust the prime minister.<\/p>\n

Reports say the airport has been attacked and multiple airlines have cancelled flights.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Kenya<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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