The Cabinet on Tuesday, April 29, approved the establishment of a Kenyan Consulate General in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
In a dispatch from State House, the Cabinet said that opening a consulate in Port-au-Prince will provide strategic support to Kenya’s leadership role in restoring law and order in the Caribbean nation.
The Cabinet also noted that the decision underscores Kenya’s commitment to promoting global peace and security.
“The Cabinet approved the establishment of a Consulate General in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. This decision underscores Kenya’s commitment to promoting global peace and security while expanding diplomatic presence in the Caribbean. The consulate will provide strategic support to Kenya’s leadership role in restoring law and order in Haiti,” the Cabinet stated.
The Kenyan consulate in Haiti will be headed by former Deputy Inspector General of Police Noor Gabow, whose appointment as Consul-General to Haiti was approved by the National Assembly in January.
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Kenya, which is leading the multinational security support to Haiti, has so far deployed over 800 police officers to restore peace in the gang-stricken nation.
Guatemala, El Salvador, Jamaica, and Belize have also deployed their troops to the Haitian peace mission.
Between February and March, two Kenyan police officers were reported killed by gangs in Haiti.
The first officer, Samuel Tompoi Kaetuai, was fatally shot on February 23 by gangs in the Savien region of Haiti during a shootout.
The second officer, Bénédict Kabiru, was reportedly killed on March 25, following a gang ambush in Pont-Sondé, located in the Artibonite region.
On April 7, Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen noted that since the deployment, one officer has died and another remains missing.
The Interior CS also mentioned that two other police officers have been injured during the mission but were treated and are recuperating well.
"The officers who have gone to Haiti are accountable by number. We lost an officer and we feel very sad in the circumstances under which we lost him; one officer is still missing, but the search is still ongoing to make sure that we find him. We also have two officers who got injured but they are recuperating well," he said.
