Nairobi, March 1 -- Kenya and Haiti on Friday signed an agreement on the deployment of 1,000 police officers to the Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission in the nation's capital Port-au-Prince.

Kenya's President William Ruto and Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry witnessed the signing ceremony at state house Nairobi.

Henry jetted into the country after the 46th Ordinary Meeting of Caribbean Community (Caricom) Heads of State and Government held in Guyana on February 28.

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President Ruto had offered 1,000 police officers to lead the multinational force in Haiti.

However, the High Court had blocked the deployment of Kenyan police to gang-ruled Haiti to help bring the situation und...