Kenyan Police Officer Deployed to Tackle Gangs in Haiti Killed

A Kenyan police officer was shot and killed in Haiti during an operation to combat gang violence, marking the first death of a Kenyan officer working as part of the Multinational Security Support Mission since its deployment in June. The officer was fatally wounded while on patrol in the Artibonite region, north of Port-au-Prince, and was airlifted to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The Multinational Security Support Mission, consisting mostly of Kenyan officers, was established to help restore order in Haiti and combat the rampant gang violence that has plagued the nation since 2022.

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