Haitian Gangs Expand Power And Influence.

The article reports on the expanding power and influence of Haitian gangs, making them a threat to the Kenyan-led multinational police force soon deploying in Haiti as well as to the transitional council for elections. It informs about the financial lifelines of gangs through kidnappings, extortion, payouts from politicians during elections and business elites, as well as gang acquisition of weapons, the launch of an alliance called Vivre Ensemble, and their link to drug trafficking.