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Kenyan police officers arrived Saturday in Haiti as part of a multinational force to curb gang violence in the Caribbean nation.

A new contingent of 217 additional Kenya police Kenya arrived in Port-au-Prince on Saturday aboard a chartered airplane escorted by the U.S. military. This came after months of uncertainty about whether President William Ruto would continue to field cops for the struggling mission in Haiti,

The plane transporting police from Kenya, who are part of a UN-backed multinational force, lands at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025.(AP

The 217 officers will reinforce the first batch of 400 officers who were deployed last year to the Caribbean nation to restore peace. Gang violence killed at least 5,601 people in Haiti in 2024

About 400 police officers from Kenya are leading the mission and were ... temporarily suspend flights to and from the capital of Port-au-Prince, 85% of which is controlled by gangs.

The Kenya-led security support mission to Haiti is, at present, unfit for purpose. More than six months after deploying to help police wrest back control, rampant gangs have gained more territory and power while access to vital humanitarian aid for desperate civilians has dwindled.

Kenyan police, who are part of a UN-backed multinational force, sing and dance on the tarmac after landing at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, Jan. 18,

Kenyan President William Ruto said the plan is eventually to send 2,500 police officers to Haiti under the UN-backed mission.

A new contingent of 217 Kenyan police officers arrived in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Saturday aboard a chartered aircraft escorted by the U.S. military. Their deployment is part of a broader commitment by Kenyan President William Ruto to provide 600 officers for the Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti.

Kenya's interior minister said the east African nation has deployed another 217 police officers to Haiti as part of a multinational force to curb gang violence. Kipchumba Murkomen said in a statement Saturday that the police officers left Kenya on Friday.