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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Evelyne Musambi

Kenya's president welcomes UN Security Council's approval to send a Kenya-led mission to Haiti

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Kenya’s president on Tuesday welcomed the U.N. Security Council’s resolution to send a Kenya-led multinational armed force to Haiti to help combat violent gangs and pledged that it will "not fail the people of Haiti.”

President William Ruto's remarks came hours after Monday's vote at the United Nations, marking the first time in almost 20 years that a force would be deployed to the troubled Caribbean nation where gang violence has escalated dramatically with killings, kidnappings and rape.

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