More Kenyan police arrive in Haiti with UN-backed mission to fight violent gangs

Associated Press

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Another 200 police officers from Kenya have arrived in Haiti for a U.N.-backed mission led by the East African country to battle violent gangs that have taken over parts of the troubled Caribbean country. The officers arrived in the capital of Port-au-Prince, where gangs control at least 80% of the city. Authorities have declined to provide details on the Kenyans’ assignments, citing security concerns. Associated Press journalists have seen them on patrol in areas near the main international airport, which reopened in May after a surge in gang violence forced it closed for nearly three months.