Nairobi: An extra 600 Kenyan police officers set to join a UN backed mission to try to quell rampant gang violence in Haiti will be ready for

Kenya will send 600 more police officers to Haiti next month to bolster an international anti-gang mission, President William Ruto said on Friday during a visit by the Haitian prime minister intended to speed up deployments to the force.

"We are asking the international community to match their commitment and their pledges with the necessary action for us to be able to complete the task ahead of us," Kenya's President William Ruto said on Friday.

Kenya's high court ruled on Friday that a case challenging Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's impeachment should be referred to the Chief Justice.

As Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua prepares for a crucial impeachment trial in the Senate next week, the name of Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru has popped up in political circles as speculation over potential successors continues.

The future of Kenya’s deputy president, Rigathi Gachagua, hangs in the balance after Kenya’s senate confirmed on Wednesday that it will investigate an impeachment trial against him.