Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, is now almost entirely run by gangs, just about a year since the first contingent of Kenyan police officers were deployed to restore calm in the country on June 25, 2024.
According to a report by the Financial Times, almost all of the capital is now under the gangs' control, while the interim presidential council are holed up around the affluent hillside enclave of Pétion-Ville.
Meanwhile, Haitian residents continue to grapple with the consequences of having the gangs run everything, including losing loved ones to gang hits and losing homes and even businesses.
Business owners have since had to move their businesses as displaced residents move into abandoned government buildings, where they survive in deplorable conditions.
