Kenya rejects rape allegations involving members of its forces in Haiti

Godfrey Otunge, who has served as commander of the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support mission, speaks about the efforts to create a secure environment in Haiti so that elections can take place. Otunge also endorsed the forthcoming Gang Suppression Force, saying with the deployment the expectation is that there "will be coverage" for the whole of Haiti. By Johnny Fils-Aimé

By Jacqueline Charles

The government of Kenya is refuting a United Nations report that found members of its police-led gang-fighting security mission in Haiti were involved in cases of sexual exploitation and rape in the Caribbean country.

The rejection of the findings was conveyed in a confidential letter sent earlier this month to U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, who had received a report indicating that the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights had investigated and substantiated four cases in Haiti involving members of the departing Kenya-led Multinational Security Support mission.

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