The Haitian National Police (HNP) has dismissed allegations that it has fallen out with the Kenyan peacekeepers who are part of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission.
In a press statement on Saturday, February 22, HNP refuted viral social media posts claiming that Kenyan Commander Godfrey Otunge was on bad terms with Haitian Commander Rameau Normil.
According to the Haiti Police Service, despite joint efforts to thwart the gangs, several detractors sought to divert the attention of the public by propagating false allegations through social media. "Following the intensification of operations and interventions by the Haitian police in the West department aimed at dismantling gang centres, many detractors seek to divert the attention of the population by propagating false allegations through social networks," HNP revealed.
Commander of the Kenya Police in Haiti and Senior Assistant Inspector General of Police, Godfrey Otunge on June 26, 2024 Photo Clarens Siffroy "As a result, HNP formally denies messages circulating suggesting that the Commander of the Haitian National Police, Rameau Normil, refuses to collaborate with the Commander-in-Chief of the MSS, Godfrey Otunge." While clarifying the matter, HNP stated that its officers, jointly with the Kenyan peacekeepers, cooperated in gang operations and were also developing new strategies to tackle violence in Haiti.
