There are concerns over the safety of the Kenyan police officers serving in the UN mission in Haiti after reports of heavy gunfire near the US embassy in the war-torn country.
The United States on Monday evening, August 5 issued a security alert following heavy gunfire near the embassy amid escalating gun violence.
In the alert statement, the US embassy urged its citizens to avoid Port-au-Prince, Tabarre, and the area around the embassy.
Gunfire reported near the US embassy in Haiti. Photo: Courtesy.
The latest wave of unrest in Haiti followed the arrest of a former senator accused of conspiring against the State and working with criminal organisations, including gangs terrorising residents in the capital.
The former Senator, identified as Nenel Cassy, was arrested on Saturday at a restaurant in Petionville.
It’s not yet confirmed whether the Kenyan contingent in Haiti were involved in the gunfire exchange near the U.S. embassy.
Kenya has been part of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission in Haiti for over a year now.
