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"Kenyas commitment is to deploy a contingent of 1,000 police officers to help train and assist Haitian police to restore normalcy in the country and protect strategic installations," Kenyas Foreign Minister Alfred Mutua said in a statement late Saturday.

In a significant move towards restoring peace and stability in strife-torn Haiti, Kenya has stepped forward to lead a multinational force.

The UN has been pleading the international community, hoping a country would step up willing to lead a mission helping Haitian police combat criminal gangs. Kenya is looking to volunteer.

Kenya has committed to deploy a contingent of 1,000 police officers to help train and assist Haitian police restore normalcy in the country and protect strategic installations.

The Kenyan Minister of Foreign Affairs declared « [...] Kenya has accepted to positively consider leading a Multi-National Force to Haiti...

Kenya has committed to deploy a contingent of 1,000 police officers to help train and assist Haitian police restore normalcy in the country and protect strategic installations.

NAIROBI: Kenya is ready to lead a multinational force in Haiti and will deploy 1,000 police officers to the strife-torn Caribbean nation once its offer is accepted, the foreign minister said Saturday.

NAIROBI, Kenya (CMC): Officials in Kenya say they are ready to lead a multinational force into Haiti as escalating violence between armed gangs and police is fueling a humanitarian crisis that has displaced thousands of people. “At the request...

Kenya is ready to lead a multinational force into Haiti, which is experiencing a surge in violence between police and gangs, its foreign minister said on Saturday. An escalation of violence by Haiti's armed gangs is driving a humanitarian crisis that has displaced tens of thousands of people. Earlier this month, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed to the Security Council and major potential contribution countries to act fast to create the conditions for the deployment of mult...

Says deployment will come once UN Security Council issues mandate.