Kenya expects to lead an invasion of Haiti
aribeanKenya is ready to lead a multinational force into Haiti and will deploy 1,000 police officers to the Caribbean nation, once the offer is accepted, the foreign minister said Saturday.
Gangs control about 80% of the Haitian capital, and violent crimes such as kidnappings for ransom, armed robbery, and carjacking are common.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry have for nearly a year sought international intervention to help support the police, but no country had stepped forward.
“Kenya has accepted to positively consider leading a Multi-National Force to Haiti,” Kenya’s Foreign Minister Alfred Mutua said in a statement late Saturday.