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Preparations to deploy Kenyan police to Haiti ramp up, despite legal hurdles

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A convoy of cars carrying members of a Kenyan delegation leave the premises of Haitian National Police after meeting with Frantz Elbe, chief of the Haitian National Police, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Aug. 21, 2023. [Reuters]

The head of Haiti's national police visited Kenya Thursday, as local authorities prepare for the deployment of Kenyan police to the Caribbean nation plagued by gang violence.

Kenyan authorities said Thursday that Frantz Elbe, on a fact-finding mission, met Kenyan police chief Japhet Koome on Thursday.

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