The HNP met with a Jamaican delegation to plan down to the last detail on the deployment of their troops here, where armed groups control 80% of this capital. Two days ago, a second batch of Kenyan military arrived in Haiti to join the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) to back up the HNP in recovering domestic peace.

A first detachment of 400 Kenyan troops arrived on June 25, but the Caribbean nations, much closer to Haiti and committed to the MSS have not landed here yet, and they have not issued any statement to justify their delay. Likewise, Nairobi initially promised to send 2,600 officers, but they haven’t arrived yet.

Meanwhile, the Kenyan military will come gradually until they reach 1,000. They are elite officers from the Kenya Police Rapid Deployment Unit, who underwent rigorous training, ensuring they were optimally prepared for the MSS.

Last October, the UN Security Council approved a resolution to endorse the MSS deployment in Haiti.

Other trained troops from various countries, such as Benin, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Suriname, and Chad will join the MSS.

The MSS raises concerns among the Haitian population regarding respect for human rights, as some organizations accuse the Kenyan police of excessive use of force and extrajudicial executions. jrr/omr/mem/joe