The Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission in Haiti dismissed reports of Kenyan officers resigning due to delayed payments. Kenya has deployed a total of 400 police officers to Haiti. The deployment is part of a United Nations-approved mission to stabilize Haiti amid rising violence. Plans exist to increase the number of Kenyan officers to 1,000. […]
Haiti’s interim Prime Minister, Garry Conille, has been fired by the transitional council. The decree names Alix Didier Fils-Aime as his replacement. Fils-Aime, a businessman, had previously considered the role. The transitional council appointed Conille, a former UN official, in May 2024 to address Haiti’s gang violence crisis. However, his time in office saw increasing […]
Kenya will send female SWAT officers to Haiti in November. They will join 600 officers who will reinforce those already in the country. So far, 396 Kenyan officers have arrived in Haiti in stages. They are part of the United Nations-backed Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission, fighting gangs. This deployment marks Kenya’s first peace mission […]
A gang killed at least 70 people in Haiti’s Artibonite region. The attack happened early Thursday in Pont-Sonde, a key farming area. Over 6,000 people fled their homes. Gran Grif gang leader Luckson Elan claimed responsibility. He said he ordered the attack to punish locals for allowing vigilantes to kill his men. The gang set […]
Kenyan police arrested two gang leaders in Haiti during a Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission. Kenya, leading the mission with 600 officers, intensified operations in the violence-hit country. The arrested leaders, from the Chen Mechan and Pierre Six gangs, are being interrogated. Police also seized weapons during the raids. MSS commander Godfrey Otunge confirmed increased […]
Jamaican soldiers and police officers have arrived in Haiti to support the Kenyan-led Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission. On Thursday, 20 Jamaican soldiers and four police officers landed at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince. MSS Commander Godfrey Otunge and Haiti National Police Director-General Rameau Normil greeted them. Additionally, two senior military officers from Belize […]
Kenyan police officers deployed to Haiti for a peacekeeping mission are facing pay delays. This state is leaving their families in financial distress. Despite a $109 million allocation from the U.S. to support the mission, the officers have yet to receive their payments. Relatives of the officers, speaking anonymously, shared their concerns about the financial […]
The fierce battle Kenyan police, part of a UN-backed security mission in Haiti, engaged in a fierce battle with gangs over the weekend to free Gauthier town. It is located near the Dominican Republic border. Also collaborating with the Haiti National Police, they confronted the notorious 400 Mawozo gang on Saturday night. The gang attacked […]
The second group of 200 Kenyan police officers has arrived in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. This increases the total number of Kenyan officers in the country to 396. An additional 600 officers are to join soon as part of a United Nations-back mission. They aim to restore law and order in the gang-affected nation. The first group […]
