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About 20 of the roughly 400 Kenyan police officers serving in Haiti on a UN-backed anti-gang force have submitted letters of resignation from the mission over the past two months because of pay delays and poor conditions.
US News reports that the officers have received no response to their letters and continue to serve on the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission, according to three officers who requested anonymity because they were not allowed to speak to the press.
Top Kenyan officers lead the MSS in Haiti. The mission said it “categorically refutes” Reuters’ assertion that MSS officers were considering resigning over payment delays. It said personnel “have received their salaries, including monthly allowances, and no MSS officer has tendered resignation.
A Reuters spokesperson said that while the news agency did not seek comment from the MSS before publishing the story, it stands by the accuracy of the reporting.
Meanwhile, Kenya’s national police spokesperson did not respond to calls and messages seeking comments about the resignation letters, pay delays and working conditions.
