Not police, guns: Here is how Kenya could help Haiti

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Demonstrators flee as a policeman open fire during clashes in the centre of Haitian Capital Port-au-Prince on February 13, 2019. PHOTO | AFP

As the security situation in Haiti deteriorates, Kenya has offered to lead a new sort of UN mission to the country from 2024. In early October, the UN Security Council authorised a Multinational Security Support mission led by Kenya to confront the paramilitary-style gangs that control the capital city of Port-au-Prince and other parts of the Caribbean country.

We asked Jennifer Greenburg, who researches the effects of peacekeeping interventions in Haiti, some questions.