Kenya says it will not send in police forces until Haiti establishes an interim government as gang violence rages. Some Haitians fear the international help will never come.
A transitional presidential council in Haiti on Wednesday moved one step closer to instating a new prime minister to help stabilize the gang-ridden nation as they wait for Kenyan police forces to arrive. A months-long plan to send 1,000 police officers to Haiti was stalled in mid-March after Nairobi hit pause on the move following Haitian Prime Minster Ariel Henry's abrupt resignation in an apparent attempt to end the immense gang violence that had swept the nation.
Many in Haiti are now concerned that additional forces may not be coming to help rein in the gangs. 'The Haitian police have the capacity to do it,' one Haitian man told Fox News Digital from Port-au-Prince. 'The only thing is they have to be more organized, they need more equipment. They need the human resources.
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