Kenya's parliament has
approved a controversial plan
Kenya's parliament has approved a controversial plan by the
government to deploy about 1,000 police officers to Haiti to help stop
gang violence.
This is despite a court order
barring any deployment,
pending the outcome of a legal
challenge into the plan.
Opposition lawmakers
condemned the vote, but the
ruling party used its majority to
back the government following a
fiery debate.
Haiti had appealed for international help to tackle growing
lawlessness.
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Kenya's offer won the UN Security Council's approval last month,
but the plan has been opposed by the main opposition party.
About 300 gangs are active across Haiti and 80% of the
capital, Port-au-Prince, is under gang control.
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