Ruto flags off first group of Kenyan cops to Haiti
President William Ruto has flagged off the first group of 400 police officers to Haiti.
Ruto said Kenya has solid credentials in peace-making and conflict resolution globally.
Ruto flagged off the police at the Administration Police Training College, Embakasi.
He was accompanied by Interior CS Kithure Kindiki and IG Japeth Koome among other leaders.
Ruto handed over the Kenyan Flag to the first 400 officers headed to Haiti. The group leaves for Haiti between June 24 and 25 to lead a UN-backed mission to tackle gang violence.
The Kenyan teams are from the Rapid Deployment Unit (RDU), Anti Stock Theft Unit (ASTU), General Service Unit (GSU), and Border Patrol Unit (BPU). This is a combat-trained team that officials say can handle the situation on the ground professionally.
They have undertaken training in various areas including language. This came as Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome appointed a new commander for the more than 2,500 police officers to be deployed in the Haiti operation.
