Haiti Prime Minister Garry Conille has arrived in Kenya for a four-day official visit.
The PM is expected to hold meetings with President William Ruto and other senior government leaders.
The discussions will focus on fast tracking the deployment of 600 more police officers to Haiti to help restore peace in the region.
Kenya pledged to send 600 more police officers to Haiti to help fight gangs controlling capital, Port-au-Prince, and nearby areas.
Contigents of Kenyan police was deployed in Haiti since June to help the Caribbean nation’s police force contain marauding gangs that have laid seige to large swathes of the impovirished country.
During a visit to Haiti, President Ruto said he supports the turning of the current Kenya-led security mission into a full United Nations peacekeeping operation.
While addressing Kenyan police officers at their base in Port-au-Prince, Ruto commended the force for their successes over the last few months.
“There are many people who thought Haiti was mission impossible, but today they have changed their minds because of the progress you have made.”
The President said they would succeed against the gangs and promised to try get them better equipment.
“Our next batch, an additional 600, is undergoing redeployment training. We will be mission-ready in a few weeks’ time and look forward to the requisite support to enable their deployment,” he added.
