1 day ago · A contingent of around 800 Kenyan police is leading the mission that includes soldiers and police from countries such as Jamaica, Guatemala and El Salvador who are working alongside Haiti’s National Police. Last week, Kenya’s police inspector general Douglas Kanja described the death of the Kenyan officer as “a great loss” and disputed ...

The Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission in Haiti is an international police and military force approved by the United Nations Security Council on 2 October 2023 to assist the government of Haiti in restoring law and order amid worsening civil …

Further, he noted that despite efforts by Haiti’s national police and a UN backed, Kenya-led multinational police force, the risk of the capital falling under gang control is possible reality.

1 day ago · NAIROBI, Kenya -- The body of a Kenyan police officer who died in Haiti’s U.N.-backed multinational mission to combat violent gangs has been returned home. The body of Samuel Tompoi Kaetuai was ...

5 days ago · As gangs take over more and more territory in Haiti, spreading violence, many residents are doubtful that a Kenya-led United Nations security force will be able to reestablish order. It is short ...

Jan 18, 2025 · Kenya’s President William Ruto has pledged to deploy 1,000 troops as part of the U.N.-backed force in Haiti. Gang violence has left more than 700,000 Haitians homeless in recent years, with many crowding into makeshift and unsanitary …

May 22, 2024 · The planned deployment of police to Haiti – a first for the East African country outside the continent – has sparked fierce debates in Kenya’s Parliament and in its courts.

Sep 30, 2024 · UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Monday to extend the mandate of the Kenya-led multinational force helping to tackle gang violence in Haiti, after brushing off a call from Haiti to start talks on …

Oct 3, 2023 · Why Kenya volunteered to lead UN-approved forces to Haiti. UN Security Council approves troop deployment to Haiti, months after Kenya proposed sending 1,000 officers to the country.

Oct 2, 2023 · Haiti is experiencing a multi-faceted security and humanitarian crisis that Mr Guterres called "a living nightmare". Swathes of the mountain-cradled coastal capital Port-au-Prince - some...