Kenyan police well prepared for Haiti duty

President William Ruto inspects a guard of honour during police pass-out parade at Kiganjo Police Training College on January 10, 2023. [Kibata Kihu, Standard]

A lot of questions have been asked about why it is necessary for Kenya to send its police to Haiti. After all, what is Haiti to us? Why should Kenyans care?

Haiti faces a huge challenge of crimes against humanity caused by an unprecedented wave of gang violence on its citizens. This violence has resulted in more than 3,000 deaths this year alone, over 1,050 kidnappings and thousands displaced.