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Haiti teeters on the edge as Kenya-led peace mission ends

Kenyan police officers patrol the area during a deployment near the national palace, in the city center of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, July 17, 2024. (Photo by Clarens SIFFROY / AFP)

The Kenyan police contingent deployed in Haiti is expected back in Nairobi after the expiry of its one-year contract as the international community grapples with a new mission to rescue the Caribbean country from violence fuelled by organised criminal gangs.

The departure of the first batch of 400 police officers has been delayed since June over the issue of funding, and to await a new assignment being mooted to replace the Kenya-led Multi-national Security Support (MSS) mission.

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