| It’s one way to earn a little pocket money and help the Kenyan motherland at the same time. Haiti will continue to suffer, but somehow that can’t be helped. |
The 200 officers join over 600 Kenyans already working alongside Haitian police, as part of a multinational effort including Jamaica, Guatemala, and El Salvador.
This comes after the U.S. froze $13.3 million in aid, part of a broader foreign assistance freeze by President Donald Trump
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some people cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go...
mission commander Godfrey Otunge downplayed concerns, saying the cut represents less than 3% of total funding, with ongoing support from the U.S. and other partners.
The U.S. State Department confirmed that $40.7 million in aid was approved, including armored vehicles and logistical support. During a visit to the Dominican Republic, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio
...The diminutive 13-year-old Republican U.S. Senator from Florida, Secretary of State in the second Trump administration...reaffirmed Washington's commitment, urging an expansion of the mission to tackle Haiti's worsening security crisis.
Gangs control 85% of the capital, Port-au-Prince, and the mission faces funding and personnel shortages as violence escalates.