haiti crisis Stories

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...

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...

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...

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-led mission in Haiti set to end in October if UNSC adopts new resolution
Mary Wambui  |  Sep 06, 2025

On Thursday, US Ambassador Dorothy Shea told the Security Council that the next international force must be resourced to hold territory, secure infras...

Kenyan police officer killed in Haiti accident identified
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 02, 2025

Kennedy Mutuku Nzuve was killed on August 31, 2025, after two armoured MaxxPro vehicles were involved in a tragic crash along the Kenscoff–Pétion-Vill...

Kenyan officer, civilian killed in Multinational Security Mission convoy crash
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 01, 2025

One of the vehicles was towing the other when it developed mechanical failure, triggering the crash at Perlerin 9.

‘The people of Haiti are in a perfect storm of suffering,’ warns UN chief
UN News  |  Aug 29, 2025

State authority is crumbling across Haiti while gang violence engulfs the capital Port-au-Prince and beyond, “paralysing daily life and forcing famili...

Nearly 5,000 killed in Haiti gang violence between October and June 2025 - UN
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 12, 2025

To help stabilise the situation, Kenya is leading a multinational support mission to assist the Haitian National Police. The team includes officers fr...

Haiti’s interim government loses control as gangs demand a seat at the table
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 02, 2025

The report released on June 1, 2025 states that few Haitian government officials still operating are cornered in Pétion-Ville, an affluent hillside ne...

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...

Armed men fire on Haiti hospital reopening, killing at least 3
Reuters  |  Dec 25, 2024

Two reporters and a police officer were killed, said a journalist at the scene who asked not to be named.

Child recruitment by armed groups in Haiti surges 70 per cent
UN News  |  Nov 25, 2024

Children now comprise up to half of all armed group members, with recruitment driven by widespread poverty, lack of education and collapse of essentia...

Why we opposed changing Kenya-led force in Haiti to UN peacekeeping mission - Russia
Mary Wambui  |  Nov 22, 2024

The Russian Embassy in Nairobi said that a UN mission's role also does not include "rescuing a dysfunctional state".

Haiti crisis: Over 20,000 flee as gang violence spurs mass displacement
UN News  |  Nov 19, 2024

The current wave of displacement, the largest since August 2023, comes as armed gangs who have joined forces strengthen their grip on the capital.

New PM takes helm in Haiti pledging to stem spiralling violence
Reuters  |  Nov 12, 2024

Fils-Aime was appointed by the Caribbean island nation's transitional council over the weekend to succeed Garry Conille, who only lasted in the role s...

UN says Haiti conflict has 'worsened' as gangs push fresh attacks
Reuters  |  Oct 23, 2024

More than 4,200 people have fled their homes in fresh attacks around the capital since last Thursday, according to U.N. estimates,

Haiti gangs recruiting more child soldiers, human rights report says
Reuters  |  Oct 09, 2024

Near-famine conditions push boys to pick up guns while girls are sexually abused and forced into domestic work in the Carribean nation.

Haiti's divided transition council picks new president
Reuters  |  Oct 08, 2024

Outgoing President Leblanc Fils opposed the move citing unresolved corruption accusations against three other councillors who remain voting members an...

Haiti anti-graft investigators accuse top-ranking officials of corruption
Reuters  |  Oct 03, 2024

Five high-profile individuals with corruption on Wednesday, including three members of an interim governing council, over a scandal involving bribing...

Ruto to visit Kenyan forces in Haiti as he heads to New York
Mwangi Maina  |  Sep 21, 2024

Ruto is anticipated to call on world leaders to contribute troops, financial resources, and equipment to bolster the Kenyan force.

Haiti creates council tasked with holding first elections in a decade
Reuters  |  Sep 19, 2024

Just Kenya and Jamaica have deployed forces to Haiti so far as part of the U.N.-backed anti-gang offensive, which is set to expire at the start of Oct...

Haiti confirms 24 killed in fuel truck explosion
Reuters  |  Sep 15, 2024

A witness to the incident said the truck's gas tank had been punctured by another vehicle, and people had rushed to the site to collect fuel.

UN Security Council mulls asking UN to plan for Haiti peacekeepers
Reuters  |  Sep 07, 2024

Kenya stepped up and around 400 police officers arrived in Port-au-Prince in June and July from an expected total of 1,000.

Haiti power firm says main hydroelectric plant down after protest
Reuters  |  Sep 04, 2024

Output at Peligre has been down since Monday after people stormed the plant demanding other areas be supplied before the capital, Port-au-Prince.

Kenya can't solve Haiti's crisis alone - former UN envoy Martin Kimani 
Mwangi Maina  |  Sep 03, 2024

Kimani argued that Kenyan police should be provided with exceptional support and facilitation.

Haiti mission receives additional equipment, confirms salaries of Kenyan team to be paid this week
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 26, 2024

It has been confirmed that salaries for the Kenyan team in the mission will be reflected in their individual bank accounts this week.

US military to deliver 24 more armoured vehicles to Kenyan police in Haiti
Reuters  |  Aug 24, 2024

Kenyan troops were forced to withdraw from the Haitian town of Ganthier in late July, marking a major setback in one of the mission's first significan...

Haiti: Millions of lives on the brink amid multiple crises
UN News  |  Aug 23, 2024

Displacement has tripled in the last year in Haiti as gang violence continues to rock the Caribbean island nation, with nearly 600,000 people on the r...

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