<span style="color: #222222;">A High Court in Kenya extended orders to block the deployment of about 1,000 police officers to Haiti. The court decision came hours after Kenya's parliament passed a motion allowing the deployment of the security officers. This comes amidst protests by Kenyans who are opposed to the deployment on the question of who will fund the deployment and the justifications for sending security forces to Haiti, thousands of miles from Kenya.<br />''<br />''Kenya was scheduled to lead a multinational force backed by the United Nations Security Council to help the Caribbean nation deal with rising gang violence. Burundi, Chad, Senegal, Jamaica, and Belize have also pledged troops for the multinational mission. Gangs across Haiti have continued to grow powerful since the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in 2021.</span><br />