Kenya, Ariel Heny, William Ruto, Sign, Deployement
From left to right – In the foreground, Haitian Minister of Environment James Cadet, Kenyan Secretary of the Cabinet of the Interior Kithure Kindiki – and in the back, Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry and Kenyan President William Ruto. Photo Credit: Presidency of Kenya

Haiti and Kenya signed a reciprocity agreement on Friday for 1,000 Kenyan police officers to be deployed in the Multinational Security and Support (MSS) mission against gangs in Haiti.

The Kenyan High Court had made signing the agreement a requirement for both countries to move past the blockade imposed by the Kenyan judiciary in January. Haiti’s Minister of Environment James Cadet and the Secretary of the Cabinet of the Interior Kithure Kindiki signed the documents in Nairobi, in the presence of Kenyan President William Ruto and Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry.

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I am Juhakenson Blaise, a journalist based in the city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. I cover the news that develops in this city and deals with other subjects related to the experience of Haitians for the Haitian Times newspaper. I am also a lover of poetry.