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The incident happened nearly a week after another Kenyan officer was injured while conducting a security operation in Kenscoff within the Belot area i...
MSS Spokesperson Jack Ombaka confirmed that the officer was swiftly evacuated to ASPEN Level 2 Hospital, where he is receiving medical attention.
The deployment of Kenyan police to Haiti is an exception because African troops are most deeply involved in peacekeeping missions across Africa and ma...
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...
Last year, the Treasury disclosed that the Kenyan government had spent Sh2.1 billion on the Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti.
Kaetuai was killed during an operation in Haiti, where he had been deployed as part of the Multinational Security Support Mission.
Jean took over from architect Leslie Voltaire in a friendly ceremony, following a more fraught transition in October when the first president refused...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has ruled out an immediate transition of the MSS into a UN peacekeeping operation.
The extra allocation towards Kenya’s security mission in Haiti is expected to bolster the morale of officers deployed in the conflict-ridden nation.
Despite being airlifted to the hospital, he succumbed to his injuries, marking the first casualty of the mission since its deployment in June 2024.
Kaitwai had been serving in Mandera and Wajir before his deployment to Haiti.
The officer died from injuries sustained in the firefight, marking a grim moment for the multinational mission.
Ruto called for structural changes within the AU to facilitate this recognition and ensure long-term support for Haiti's stabilisation efforts.
114 Kenyan police officers, including a 24-member all-women SWAT team, arrived in Port-au-Prince, joining more than 600 other Kenyan officers already...
Kenya leads the mission, which also includes police personnel from countries such as Guatemala, Jamaica, El Salvador, the Bahamas, and Belize.
The report highlights three large-scale massacres that resulted in over 300 deaths, with the most severe attack occurring in the Wharf Jérémie neighbo...
Sing'Oei stated that the transition of the mission to a full UN Mission to ensure financial sustainability is a key priority to which Kenya and all pa...
Despite its initial momentum, the security mission remains underfunded, poorly equipped, and operating with only a fraction of the planned 2,500 secur...
In addition to the tactical training, the programme emphasises non-tactical elements to enhance the officers' overall professionalism.
