Nearly a month has passed since the deployment of an additional 200 Kenyan police officers to Haiti as part of a UN-backed mission to address gang violence. This follows the June deployment of 400 officers, with Kenya planning to send a total of 1,000 officers despite ongoing legal challenges. Their mission is to quell rampant gang violence and restore order in the troubled Caribbean nation.
Since their deployment, significant events have unfolded as the police engage in gunfire battles in their effort to restore peace. Reports from reliable sources indicate that Haiti’s Prime Minister Garry Conille narrowly escaped harm on Monday when gangs opened fire near a hospital in Port-au-Prince he had been visiting. Journalists were interviewing the interim prime minister at the hospital when gunfire erupted in a nearby neighborhood. The attack occurred while Conille was accompanied by Haitian National Police and members of the UN-backed Kenyan security force.
Details have emerged that a prolonged gun battle ensued between Kenyan police officers and the dangerous Haitian criminals, resulting in one of the Kenyan officers being shot. The specific part of the body affected has not been disclosed, but it has been revealed that the officer is now in stable condition.
In response, Kenyans in the comments section have prayed for the safety of the officers, expressing concerns for their well-being and their responsibilities to their families. Some have alleged that this incident might be a cover-up, suggesting that if one officer is reported injured, there could be more personnel in critical condition or worse, and that the government might be engaging in damage control. Comments
By Mpasho