NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenya’s interior minister said the east African nation had deployed another 217 police officer to Haiti as part of a multinational force to curb gang violence.
Kenya deploys 217 more police officers to Haiti under UN mission to tackle gang violence
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenya’s interior minister said the east African nation had deployed another 217 police officer to Haiti as part of a multinational force to curb gang violence.
Kipchumba Murkomen said in a statement Saturday that the police officers departed Kenya Friday.
"The Kenya-led mission has made tremendous progress in reducing gang violence, earning praise across the globe,” said Mukomen, who shared a photo of himself with some of the officers aboard a plane.
Kenya’s "commitment to this historic mission is unwavering," he said.