Haiti Mission Stories

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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.

US wants foreign force in Haiti doubled, scale back on Kenya’s role in taking on gangs
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 21, 2025

The US is drafting a resolution to present to the United Nations Security Council to "properly resource" Haiti's fight to reduce gang territorial cont...

Kenya's envoy to Dominican Republic Mwenda Karisa presents credentials to President Luis Abinader
Mwangi Maina  |  Aug 21, 2025

The Dominican Republic shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti, making its hospitals and evacuation corridors the most immediate fallback for injur...

UN Security Council faces key vote on Haiti mission as Guterres recommends one-year extension
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 12, 2025

Panana and the US, the co-penholders on Haiti, have, however, proposed that to extend BINUH's mandate by six and a half months, rather than one year.

Kenya urges UN Security Council to fast-track support office for Haiti Security Mission
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 28, 2025

The UN Support Office is part of the recommendations made by Secretary General Antonio Guterres earlier this year, aimed at keeping the mission runnin...

‘Tell us if he’s alive’: Family of missing Kenyan officer in Haiti sues government over silence
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 15, 2025

Benedict Kabiru’s family say they have been left in distress, with no answers from officials, as fears grow that he may have been captured or killed.

Haiti turns to mercenaries as Kenyan-led mission wanes
Mwangi Maina  |  May 29, 2025

The Haitian government has inked a deal with Erik Prince, the founder of Blackwater—a company long associated with shadowy operations and alleged war...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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