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Gang Suppression Force denies reports of Kenyan police deaths in Haiti
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Oct 20, 2025

In a statement issued on Monday, the GSF confirmed that all its personnel were safe, stressing that no Kenyan officer had lost their life during the l...

Haiti is under a UN arms embargo: So why are 500,000 illegal weapons in circulation?
UN News  |  Oct 19, 2025

Haiti does not manufacture firearms or ammunition, but according to the latest figures released by the UN human rights office, there are an estimated...

Security Council renews Haiti sanctions
Mary Wambui  |  Oct 18, 2025

Panama's representative said effective implementation of the arms embargo is crucial in efforts to once and for all remove the fuel that is firing thi...

5.7 million people face food insecurity in Haiti
UN News  |  Oct 12, 2025

A striking 1.9 million – or 17 per cent of the population – are suffering emergency levels of acute food insecurity, which leaves them with food gaps,...

‘Unprecedented’ number of children on the run in Haiti
UN News  |  Oct 09, 2025

Armed gangs now control over 85 per cent of the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince, as well as key roads, cutting families off from food, healthcare, p...

Russia rebukes Nairobi over 'unanimous' Haiti vote claim
Mwangi Maina  |  Oct 04, 2025

His remarks came after Kenya's foreign affairs permanent secretary, Korir Sing'oei, posted that the resolution's "unanimous adoption" marked a step to...

Organisation of American States urges Washington to revive Haiti aid
Mary Wambui  |  Oct 04, 2025

According to the UN, the suspension created profound uncertainty in the Haitian humanitarian system, weakening the continuity of essential services, b...

Kenyan cop Kennedy Mutuku Nzuve killed in Haiti laid to rest in emotional ceremony
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 02, 2025

Nzuve, the only child in his family, leaves behind his wife and two children, who described him as a loving father and devoted husband.

Explainer: Details of Haiti’s new UN-backed Gang Suppression Force
UN News  |  Oct 02, 2025

The GSF is expected to begin operations following the expiration of the MSS mandate on October 2, 2025, although it will take time to build up the new...

Kenya welcomes new UN-backed Gang Suppression Force in Haiti
Mary Wambui  |  Oct 01, 2025

The new force supported by both a newly created UN Support Office and the Organisation of American States (OAS) will run for an initial 12 months, com...

UN Security Council approves new "Gang Suppression Force" for Haiti
Mary Wambui  |  Sep 30, 2025

The new force was authorised on Tuesday following a vote of 12 in favour, with three abstentions by Russia, China and Pakistan.

Corporal Kennedy Mutuku Nzuve’s body arrives in Kenya from Haiti
Mary Wambui  |  Sep 27, 2025

Corporal Kennedy Mutuku Nzuve died in a road accident on 1 September while serving with the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSSM) in Haiti.

President Ruto vows Kenya won’t exit Haiti without clarity on transition
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 26, 2025

The Kenyan-led MSS mission, authorised under UN Security Council Resolution 2699, officially began with the arrival of 200 Kenyan police officers in P...

Police service confirms death of officer who went missing in March in Haiti
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 25, 2025

In a statement on Thursday, without mentioning his name, NPS said the officer disappeared on March 25, 2025, during an ambush along the Carrefour Paye...

President Ruto meets US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, pushes for AGOA extension
Mwangi Maina  |  Sep 25, 2025

Having once championed Kenya's deployment to Haiti, the United States has now shifted the file to the UN. In his UNGA speech, President Trump made no...

Ruto urges orderly transition in Haiti as Kenyan-led MSS mission nears end
Mary Wambui  |  Sep 24, 2025

Ruto emphasised that Kenya’s response was driven by the belief that it was joining a genuinely multinational effort.

Ruto urges Gaza ceasefire, hostage release and UN support for Haiti peace mission
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 24, 2025

President Ruto stressed that the suffering of innocent people cannot be ignored, urging all parties to pursue a credible political process to achieve...

Haiti, South Africa ranked among top five nations with highest crime rate globally
Mary Wambui  |  Sep 24, 2025

The review states that Venezuela’s high crime rates have been attributed to factors such as government corruption, a flawed judicial system and the br...

AG denies knowledge of police officer’s death in Haiti despite Ruto’s statement at UN
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Sep 24, 2025

Lawyers representing the family argued that the President's public acknowledgement that Bernard Kabiru was among three Kenyan officers who died in Hai...

Haiti’s security crisis ‘is like the Sword of Damocles above us’: Foreign Minister
UN News  |  Sep 24, 2025

Armed gangs control large swathes of the territory, more than six million people are in urgent need of assistance, and 1.4 million have fled their hom...

US to Ruto: Washington can’t fund Kenya-led Haiti security mission alone
Mwangi Maina  |  Sep 23, 2025

Washington and Panama are pushing a draft resolution to replace Kenya-led MSS mission with a Gang Suppression Force, five times larger and more indepe...

Ruto demands clear mandate on Haiti, warns mission at risk without global backing
Mwangi Maina  |  Sep 22, 2025

Speaking on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Ruto lamented the lack of international support for a mission that Nairobi had long been caution...

When the world looked away, Kenya took the lead in Haiti’s fight for peace
Korir Sing’oei  |  Sep 22, 2025

Without Kenya’s willingness to take that f⁠irst step, the MSS might have remained only⁠ a resolution on paper, never a reality on the ground.

Kenya-led security mission’s possible end raises fears of surge in violence in Haiti
Mary Wambui  |  Sep 19, 2025

In Port-au-Prince, gangs control nearly 90 per cent of the capital and are extending their reach into the Centre and Artibonite regions, pushing towar...

Kenya seeks UN General Assembly support for beleaguered Haiti mission
Mwangi Maina  |  Sep 19, 2025

Prime Cabinet Secretary and Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi, who arrived in New York on Thursday, framed Kenya's agenda around peace and security.

Family of Kenyan officer in Haiti sues state for information on his disappearance
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 18, 2025

Kabiru went missing in March when a Kenyan convoy under the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission was ambushed by armed gangs.

Kenya appeals for global support to secure peace in Somalia, Haiti
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 12, 2025

Musalia Mudavadi stressed that while international fatigue over funding is understandable, Kenya and regional partners cannot afford to lose the groun...

Kenyan Commander says Haiti Mission on course despite officer’s death
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 07, 2025

MSS commander Godfrey Otunge said officers deployed to the Caribbean nation remain upbeat and are proud of their role in restoring stability in a coun...

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