Nawal Al-Meghafi

Driving through Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince in an armoured vehicle, we witnessed the aftermath of the daily street fighting between gangs. Burnt down cars, tanks toppled over and ransacked neighbourhoods. This used to be one of the most populated areas of the Haitian capital. It's now a ghost town. We're joining the Kenyan police on a patrol. It's not long before we come under fire.

Just meters away, a human body is burning in the middle of the street. Haiti is a state on the brink of total collapse. Crippled by natural disasters and poor governance, violent gangs that control much of the country are terrorizing its people. There are over a hundred of them operating in Port-au-Prince. We're going to meet the leader of one of the largest gangs.

Back in the street, the Kenyan police are doing what they can, but they're overwhelmed. Commander Godfrey Atonge is optimistic, despite the challenges.

A long and painful process. Especially for the 760,000 children in Haiti, NGOs say are facing acute malnutrition. In the only public hospital still operating in Port-au-Prince, we meet Venda. She avoided taking her two-year-old daughter to the hospital, fearing the violence in the streets. She prays it's not too late.

We reach out to the Haitian government, but they didn't agree to an interview. Human rights agencies and several international actors are now appealing to the UN to turn the Kenyan-led mission into a full-fledged peacekeeping operation. This would mean more money and more resources.

But political instability in recent weeks resulted in even more violence than usual, pushing another 50,000 people to leave their homes. And it's hard to see where it all ends.