Haiti Multinational Security Support Mission Stories

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...

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.

Bahamas soldiers join Kenyan police in fighting Haiti gangs
Lucy Mumbi  |  Oct 22, 2024

In Haiti, Kenyan officers have conducted raids that resulted in the deaths of over 20 gang members within the past week.

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