U.S. supports Kenya-led mission in Haiti, Rubio says

U.S. supports the Kenya-led mission in Haiti, Rubio says as more troops arrive
The United States is committed to working with the Kenya-led multinational security support mission in Haiti, but its numbers need increase to restore peace and stability to the country, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday.
Kenya: Fourth Contingent of 144 Kenyan Officers Arrives in Haiti to Battle Gangs
The fourth contingent of the Kenyan police unit on Thursday left the country for Haiti's Capital Port Au Prince to join their counterparts who are part of the multinational security support mission in the Caribbean nation.
Fourth Kenyan contingent of police officers lands in Haiti to strengthen MSS mission
The officers were received in Port-au-Prince by MSS Force Commander Godfrey Otunge, among other leaders. Among the latest Kenyan personnel is a female SWAT team
Kenya sends 168 more police officers to Haiti as US cuts funding for multinational security mission
Latest deployment raises total number of Kenyan personnel in Haiti to 800, moving closer to target of 1,000 officers under UN-backed mission
Trump Exempts Kenya-Led Haiti Mission From Funding Freeze
The United States has exempted the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission in Haiti from a funding freeze impacting US-funded international aid initiatives.US Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed the position on Thursday in a telephone call with President William Ruto,
New contingent of Kenyan police joins UN-backed mission to fight gangs in Haiti
The latest deployment of Kenyan police comes two days after the U.S. notified the United Nations that it was freezing $13.3 million slated for the mission as part of a sweeping freeze on foreign assistance imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Mission to nowhere? How Kenya-led Haiti peacekeeping was jinxed from the start
A January 5, 2025 decree that the United States had frozen further funding to the Kenya-led Haiti peacekeeping mission did not come as a surprise as the Donald Trump 2.0 administration has signed numerous executive orders clipping multiple overseas aid programmes.
Kenya assures Haiti mission funding despite U.S. freeze
Kenyan government spokesman Isaac Mwaura stated that the U.S. freeze on funding for the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) in Haiti will not disrupt its operations, as the mission has sufficient resources to continue until September 2025.
Soldiers from El Salvador join UN-backed mission in Haiti to combat gang violence
A contingent from El Salvador arrived in Haiti on Tuesday to bolster a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenyan police to help fight gangs that killed thousands of people last year and control much of the capital.
More Kenyan police arrive in Haiti to shore up security mission after US funding limbo
More than 100 Kenyan police arrived in Haiti's capital on Thursday to reinforce a security mission whose future has been in limbo, after the U.S. froze some funding before passing a waiver to unlock a separate batch of funds.
200 Kenyan police officers arrive at UN mission in Haiti
Two hundred Kenyan police officers arrived in Haiti on Thursday to join the United Nations-backed mission to fight gangs in the crisis-plagued Caribbean country. More than 600 Kenyan officers had already been stationed in Haiti as part of a multinational force of police officers and soldiers from other countries — including Jamaica,
As gangs prepare to attack Haiti’s capital, U.S. freezes critical aid for security mission
As hundreds of armed gang members, entrenched in the hills above Haiti’s capital, await orders to attack the last enclaves ...
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US exempts Haiti mission from Trump's foreign aid freeze - Ruto
The United States government will continue to support the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission in Haiti led by Kenyan ...
African state deploys more police to Haiti
Kenya has sent 144 additional police officers to Haiti to bolster a UN-backed security mission Read Full Article at RTcom ...
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Kenya sends 217 more cops to Haiti to help fight armed gangs
The new group is among 600 trained and U.S.-vetted cops from various units of Kenya’s National Police Service whom Ruto had promised in September to deploy to Haiti before the end of the year. But ...