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Returning Kenyan officers from the Haiti mission will be reintegrated to help combat gangs and maintain security ahead of the 2027 general elections.
This group represents the last batch of Kenyan personnel to return from the Caribbean nation.
The new multinational force tasked with combating gangs in Haiti will deploy in "phases" over the coming months, a special representative for the force said Thursday.
Chad will deploy 1,500 soldiers to Haiti as part of the UN-backed security force to help quell ongoing gang violence, the country's president said Monday.
Kenyan police have recently returned home after 18 months of attempting to contain goons in Haiti.
UN faces renewed scrutiny after five staff were repatriated from Somalia over misconduct claims, reviving concerns over accountability and handling of sexual abuse cases in global missions.
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