{"id":108519,"date":"2025-01-24T07:03:07","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T07:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/01\/24\/kenya-police-deployment-strengthens-security-in-haiti-aiding-reopening-schools-and-police-academy\/"},"modified":"2025-01-24T07:03:07","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T07:03:07","slug":"kenya-police-deployment-strengthens-security-in-haiti-aiding-reopening-schools-and-police-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/kenya-police-deployment-strengthens-security-in-haiti-aiding-reopening-schools-and-police-academy\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya Police deployment strengthens security in Haiti, aiding reopening Schools and Police Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 24 \u2013 The Haitian National Police has expressed gratitude to their Kenyan counterparts, who they say have contributed to improving the security and stability situation in Port-au-Prince, despite the challenging environment.<\/p>\n

Over 400 National Police Service officers have been deployed in Haiti since June 2024 under the UN-led Multinational Security Support Mission (MSSM).<\/p>\n

The officers\u2019 mandate includes protecting civilians, upholding public order, and assisting in the reform and strengthening of Haiti\u2019s law enforcement organizations.<\/p>\n

They are also tasked with patrolling, engaging in community policing, and training law enforcement personnel.<\/p>\n

Speaking after the graduation of over 700 officers, Haiti National Police Academy Director Sem Prescind expressed confidence in the ability of the MSSM to contribute to lasting peace in Haiti, highlighting their integrity, professionalism, and expertise.<\/p>\n

\u201cWithout the presence of the Kenyans, the situation was very bad. But the Kenyans and the Haitian police fight every day and night, working tirelessly to improve the situation,\u201d Director Prescind said.<\/p>\n

He noted that the strong presence of MSSM and Haiti National Police (HNP) at the Police Academy in Haiti has ensured uninterrupted training for new recruits.<\/p>\n

High-level strategic meetings between senior MSSM and HNP officials continue to strengthen security at the academy and stabilize nearby neighborhoods, such as Vif Mitchel.<\/p>\n

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Prescind recalled that the National Police Academy was once under threat from the notorious Kraze Bary\u00e8 gang, led by Vitel\u2019Homme Innocent.<\/p>\n

However, it was reopened in August 2024 following the bold decision of HNP Director General Normil Rameau and MSSM Force Commander Godfrey Otunge, who established the first MSSM Forward Operating Base (FOB) at the academy, paving the way for the training of new officers.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, MSSM Director of Strategic Communications and Spokesperson Jack Ombaka said the Kenyan contingent is keen to see schools reopen and learning resume across Haiti, noting that the education sector has been one of the hardest hit by gang activities.<\/p>\n

In gang-controlled areas, many prominent schools have been forced to close and relocate. A notable example is the Dessalines Le Grand school in Delmas 19, which was established in 2009.<\/p>\n

The school has relocated three times due to gang violence.<\/p>\n

Once home to 6,000 students, the school now has fewer than 300 pupils. It has sought refuge at L\u2019Institution Mixte de la Gr\u00e2ce, which currently hosts six different schools also displaced by gang activities.<\/p>\n

Within the small compound, overcrowded classrooms hold students from different grades together.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe leadership of these schools is kindly asking and urging MSSM to pacify areas around Cit\u00e9 Soleil and Croix-des-Bouquets, where gangs have taken control, so that they can return to their original institutions, as they were once great institutions,\u201d Ombaka said.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 24 \u2013 The Haitian National Police has expressed gratitude to their Kenyan counterparts, who they say have contributed to improving the security and stability situation in Port-au-Prince, despite the challenging environment. Over 400 National Police Service officers have been deployed in Haiti since June 2024 under the UN-led Multinational Security Support Mission […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-108519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108519","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108519"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108519\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}