Kenya can’t be good boys, and win in Haiti

Kenyan police officers

Kenyan police officers patrol as part of a peacekeeping mission, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on July 17, 2024. Ralph Tedy Erol | Reuters

Nearly two months ago, a contingent of the Kenyan Police arrived in the Caribbean nation of Haiti to help end the terror of armed gangs that have brought the long-suffering country to its knees.

The 400 Kenyan police are the advance and lead of a six-country United Nations-mandated multinational force, the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS), that will seek to restore peace to Haiti.