Kenya pauses police deployment to Haiti after PM Ariel Henry resigns

In this file photo, police recruits march during a passing-out parade at Kiganjo Training College in Nyeri County, Kenya. Port-au-Prince says it is still hoping to receive Kenya police.  NMG

Kenya will delay the deployment of its police officers to Haiti after the Caribbean country’s embattled Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigned on Monday.

Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing’oei said Henry's resignation had altered the situation on the ground as there is no holding government to work with the mission yet.