Sacking of Haiti’s Health Minister and Kenyan police officers unease
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An injured person lies on the ground after armed men opened fire on a group of journalists who gathered for a government press conference set to announce the reopening of Haiti's largest public hospital, a witness to the attack told Reuters, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti December 24, 2024.
The dismissal of Dr Duckenson Lorthe, Haiti's Minister of Public Health and Population, has exposed a lack of coordination between some government officials and Kenyan officers leading a UN-backed Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission.
Dr Lorthe was sacked following a tragic incident at the reopening of the University Hospital of Haiti (HUEH) in which two journalists and a police officer were killed. The attack was carried out by the Viv Ansamm gang.
