Kenya now has a total of 617 officers operating in the Caribean nation under the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS).

More than 200 Kenyan police officers have been sent to Haiti to assist an understaffed security mission. President William Ruto has pledged to send 1,000 troops to Haiti in support of the United Nations.

Kenyan officers who have been deployed to Haiti sent heartfelt video messages to their families, assuring them they are doing well and asking for prayers.

Another over 200 police officers from Kenya arrived Saturday in Haiti for the United Nations-backed mission led by the East African country to battle violent gangs that have taken over parts of the troubled Caribbean country.

Former deputy president Rigathi Gachagua has criticised President William Ruto’s administration for what he calls a State-backed resurgence of criminal gangs.

Kenya police deployed to Haiti handed over a police station to Guatemala personnel after it was liberated from criminal gangs.

Rubio’s remarks are the first high-level signal of Trump’s burgeoning policy toward one of the most pressing and intractable crises in the Western Hemisphere.

Kenya police deployed to Haiti have restored order in several towns in the troubled Caribbean nation. President William Ruto said the team has intensified patrols in major cities to contain crime in general.

There are still significant challenges with the funding that were already there with the Biden administration.”

Kenyan President William Ruto said the plan is eventually to send 2,500 police officers to Haiti under the UN-backed mission.

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya has deployed 217 more police officers to Haiti as part of a multinational force to curb gang violence plaguing the Caribbean nation, Kenya's interior minister said on Saturday. According to the minister, Kipchumba Murkomen, the police officers departed from Kenya on Friday.

Kenya has sent an additional 217 police officers to Haiti as part of a multinational force to address gang violence. With this deployment, Kenya's contribution exceeds 600 officers and aims to provide stability in Haiti,