Haiti-Kenya Accord Clears the Path for Security Support Mission Deployment

On Friday, March 1, 2024, Kenya and Haiti officially finalized the deployment of 1,000 Kenyan police officers to Haiti. The reciprocal agreement, mandated by a Nairobi court in January, was signed by Cabinet Secretary for Interior Kithure Kindiki and Haitian Minister James P. Cadet, in the presence of Kenyan President William Ruto and Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry. "Today, March 1, 2024, I am pleased to inform you that Prime Minister Ariel Henry and I witnessed the signing of this instrument. We also discussed the next steps to accel