Nairobi, May 17 -- The first team of Kenyan police officers are set to land in Haiti next week.

Officials aware of the deployment have revealed that the first team of about 200 officers are set to arrive in the Caribbean nation on May 23/24, timed to coincide with a state visit by President William Ruto to the United States.

The deployment comes seven months after the United Nations Security Council gave Kenya the go-ahead to lead the multinational mission.

It also comes days after the US military embarked on the establishment of a barrack in Haiti where Kenyan police officers will be operating from, the Nation has confirmed.

The operation, which the US Southern Command is coordinating, saw several civilian contractors being deployed ...