Summary
- Delegation of several hundred Kenyan police officers to Haiti delayed for unknown reasons
- Missing paperwork outlining Rules of Engagement necessary to begin deployment
- Lack of necessary equipment in the hands of Haitian police, including radios, communications equipment, armored vehicles, and helicopters
- Conditions in Port-au-Prince insufficient to receive the officers
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- The primary adversary Haitian police and the Maritime Security Unit will face is the G9 Alliance led by Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Cherizier
- The G9 is responsible for many large attacks and opposes international intervention forces
- Some critics claim the Kenyan police force may be ill-equipped for the challenge
- Haiti’s prison system struggles to handle mass arrests due to repeated attacks on prisons
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- Haiti’s prison system is not equipped to handle mass arrests of gang members
- Attacks on prisons have caused hundreds of prisoners to be released
- Haitian civilians have negative perceptions of foreign interventions due to past experiences
- The UN intervention mission in Haiti left a devastating legacy
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- Haitian civilians are wary of foreign interventions due to past negative experiences
- UN intervention mission in Haiti left behind a legacy of cholera outbreak and sexual abuse cases
- Kenya’s deployment to assist Haiti faced legal challenges causing delays
- Mission aims to support Haiti’s police in fighting gangs with US funding of 200 million USD
