More Kenyan police arrive in Haiti to boost security mission

More Kenyan cops arrive in Haiti as US assures support for anti-gang security mission

As he visits the Dominican Republic on the final stop of his five-day overseas mission to the region, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is sending strong assurances that the Trump administration is not shutting down the United Nations-authorized and heavily U.S.-financed multinational armed force trying to help neighboring Haiti root out deadly armed gangs. On Thursday, Rubio called Kenyan President William Ruto to thank him for the Multinatio…

144 Kenyan officers, Salvadoran helicopters, and U.S. support bolster Haiti security efforts

PORT-AU-PRINCE — A fourth contingent of 144 Kenyan police officers, including 120 men and 24 women, landed at Toussaint Louverture International Airport on Thursday, Feb. 6 as part of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission. The mission also received three helicopters from El Salvador and a much-needed financial boost from the United States.The deployment comes amid escalating gang violence in Kenscoff, where around 150 people were kill…

Kenya sends more police to Haiti to shore up security mission after US funding limbo

More than 100 Kenyan police arrived in Haiti's capital on Thursday to reinforce a security mission whose future has been in limbo, after the US froze some funding before passing a waiver to unlock a separate batch of funds.

Kenya Force on Haiti Mission 'Remains Fully Operational' - US Official

Cape Town -- During a call yesterday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio thanked Kenyan President William Ruto for "Kenya's leadership of the Multinational Security Support mission to Haiti, which remains fully operational, and Kenya's role in promoting peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo".

Upon arrival at an airport near the capital Port-au-Prince, Kenyan police officers were received by the head of the Transitional Presidential Council and other senior officials. About 250 Kenyan police arrived in Haiti on Thursday to join the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS), led by that African country and aimed at making gangs and curbing extreme violence in the Caribbean country.

Kenyan Police Reinforce Haiti's Battle Against Rampant Gangs

A new group of 144 Kenyan police officers landed in Haiti this Thursday, bolstering a U.N.-backed mission to tackle the country’s gang problem. This deployment raises Kenya’s presence to 744 officers. They are part of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) initiative, which aims to support Haiti’s overwhelmed local police force. Haiti is in crisis, with […]