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One year on: Kenyan-led Haiti Mission faces uncertain future amid logistical and funding crises
Mary Wambui  |  May 16, 2025

The report highlights that the mission is caught between political realignment in the United States and paralysis in international aid efforts, leavin...

Kenya, Dominican Republic seal pact to boost Haiti Mission support
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 13, 2025

The signed Memorandum of Understanding provides for medical evacuation, repatriation of the wounded and deceased, and access to Dominican territory fo...

State moves to sign pacts on medical evacuation, territorial access for Kenyan police officers in Haiti
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 11, 2025

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi is expected in the Dominican Republic capital, Santo Doming,o between May 11 and 13 to hold talks with the co...

Where is Benedict Kabiru? Family of missing police officer in Haiti demands answers 37 days later
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 04, 2025

According to the family, no official communication has been made regarding Kabiru’s whereabouts since his disappearance on March 26, despite repeated...

Cabinet okays establishment of Kenyan consulate in Haiti
Mwangi Maina  |  Apr 29, 2025

The diplomatic post will be manned by former Deputy Inspector General of the Administration Police, Noor Gabow, whose nomination was approved by Kenya...

First contingent of 400 Kenyan police officers set to return home after year-long deployment in Haiti
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 28, 2025

MSS Mission spokesperson jack Ombaka noted that the mission has not yet met its personnel deployment targets and is still grappling with shortages in...

261 officers stranded as deployment to Haiti stalls due to lack of equipment, support
Mary Wambui  |  Apr 22, 2025

The United States, the mission's main financier, stated that it could not continue shouldering such a significant burden, while France announced a con...

UN forum renews calls for France to repay Haiti’s independence ‘ransom’
UN News  |  Apr 21, 2025

Officially, the payment was meant to compensate French plantation owners for “lost property” following independence, but the amount far exceeded actua...

Haiti ‘awash’ with guns leaving population ‘absolutely terrified’
UN News  |  Apr 20, 2025

"The gangs have powerful automatic weapons that fire many rounds per minute as well as sniper rifles which some gang members have been trained on. Peo...

UN Security Council to deliberate on proposal to delay transition of Haiti Mission to peacekeeping
Mary Wambui  |  Apr 18, 2025

Guterres' assessment, contained in a letter to the council, notes that Haiti is still undergoing a fragile political transition, with the progress on...

Family of Kenyan police missing in Haiti accuses state of neglect
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 13, 2025

Benedict Kabiru’s family said what began as a hopeful wait for answers has turned into a painful ordeal marked by silence, unanswered calls, and broke...

One officer killed, two others injured in Kenya’s ongoing Haiti mission, CS Murkomen confirms
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Apr 09, 2025

While Haitian authorities initially confirmed the death of police officer Benedict Kabiru and are said to be in talks with Haitian gangs to release th...

MSS terms as propaganda video claiming to show missing Kenyan officer in Haiti
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 06, 2025

Kabiru was among the officers ambushed by a gang while on a critical rescue mission in Haiti, where gangs have been wreaking havoc across the nation.

Kenya's Haiti mission denies allegations of withholding information from officers' families
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 06, 2025

MSS Spokesperson Jack Ombaka explained that the government has put in place several measures to ensure continuous communication with officers’ familie...

Report highlights challenges Haiti mission faces in battling gang control over key urban areas
Mary Wambui  |  Apr 04, 2025

Humanitarian workers have been targeted, and critical infrastructure, such as medical facilities and shelters, has been destroyed.

Kenyan police officers in Haiti suffer more casualties in clashes with gangs
Reuters  |  Apr 01, 2025

MSS spokesperson Jack Ombaka confirmed that two officers had been evacuated to the Dominican Republic for medical care.

Police IG Kanja says search for officer Benedict Kabiru missing in Haiti still ongoing
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 31, 2025

Speaking during Eid celebration in Eastleigh on Sunday, IG Kanja confirmed that an active search operation is still underway in Haiti.

Haitian President visits Kenyan troops as search for missing officer continues
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 29, 2025

Specialised MSS teams have since been deployed to search for the missing officer, but there have been no updates from Kenyan authorities in Haiti.

A mother's search for truth: Jacinta Kabiru’s agony over her son's fate in Haiti
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 27, 2025

The conflicting reports have left Jacinta in emotional turmoil, uncertain whether to grieve or hold on to the hope that her son is still alive.

National Assembly approves additional cash for underfunded police functions
Mary Wambui  |  Mar 26, 2025

The allocation of the Sh2.5 billion to the mission raises questions as the UN Trust Fund created to support the mission has met its costs and has enou...

Second Kenyan police officer killed in Haiti as gangs intensify attacks
Mwangi Maina  |  Mar 26, 2025

According to a statement by MSS spokesperson Jack Ombaka on Tuesday, the officer was inside an armored vehicle belonging to the Haitian National Polic...

Kenyan police officer missing after ambush by gangs in Haiti
Mary Wambui  |  Mar 26, 2025

The incident happened nearly a week after another Kenyan officer was injured while conducting a security operation in Kenscoff within the Belot area i...

Kenyan police officer injured in Haiti security operation
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 19, 2025

MSS Spokesperson Jack Ombaka confirmed that the officer was swiftly evacuated to ASPEN Level 2 Hospital, where he is receiving medical attention.

Africa's peacekeepers: Who's left to maintain order?
DW News  |  Mar 18, 2025

The deployment of Kenyan police to Haiti is an exception because African troops are most deeply involved in peacekeeping missions across Africa and ma...

Kenya not financing Haiti security mission -Police
Mary Wambui  |  Mar 15, 2025

Police spokesperson Muchiri Nyaga said the total budget for the mission in the current financial year 2024/2025 is Sh2.1 billion and not Sh4.5 billion...

Kenyan taxpayers to foot Sh2.5 billion for Haiti mission in latest budget review
Lucy Mumbi  |  Mar 13, 2025

Last year, the Treasury disclosed that the Kenyan government had spent Sh2.1 billion on the Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti.

Body of Kenyan police officer killed in Haiti mission arrives in Nairobi
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 11, 2025

Kaetuai was killed during an operation in Haiti, where he had been deployed as part of the Multinational Security Support Mission.

Haitian economist takes over as transition president in friendly ceremony
Reuters  |  Mar 08, 2025

Jean took over from architect Leslie Voltaire in a friendly ceremony, following a more fraught transition in October when the first president refused...

Haiti's MSS Mission: A miscalculated gamble now seeking U.N. lifeline
Mwangi Maina  |  Mar 03, 2025

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has ruled out an immediate transition of the MSS into a UN peacekeeping operation.

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