Kenyan president visits Haiti
Kenyan president visits Haiti as it grapples with future of international efforts to fight gangs
Kenya's President William Ruto arrived in Haiti on Saturday, claiming that because of a Kenyan police force battling gangs “the country's security has significantly improved.” Ruto's claim was contradicted by a United Nations security expert,
Kenya's president visits Haiti as UN considers future of peacekeeping efforts
Meanwhile, U.N. human rights expert William O'Neill, who visited Haiti this week, warned Friday that gang violence is spreading across Haiti and that Haiti's National Police still lack the "logistical and technical capacity" to fight gangs, which are capturing new territory.
Kenya’s Ruto lands in Haiti to assess police mission as insecurity deepens
Kenyan President William Ruto has landed in the Haitian capital to assess a Kenya-led security mission in the Caribbean nation, a day after a United Nations expert warned that Haiti faced deepening violence and insecurity.
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Exclusive: U.S. seeks to turn Kenya mission in Haiti into U.N. peacekeeping operation
More than two months after the first contingents of Kenyan police officers arrived in Haiti to head a largely U.S.-funded multinational security force, the Biden administration is exploring the possibility of transitioning to a traditional United Nations peacekeeping operation.
Kenya's president visits Haiti as UN grapples with future of peacekeeping efforts
Kenyan President William Ruto has arrived in Haiti as the United Nations grapples with how to best support a peacekeeping mission of resource-strapped Kenyan and Jamaican forces
Kenya's Ruto Open to Converting Haiti Mission to U.N. Peacekeeping Operation
Kenyan President William Ruto, on a visit to Haiti, said on Saturday that he was open to Kenya's anti-gang mission in the country being converted to a full U.N. peacekeeping operation. Ruto visited Haiti to assess the progress of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission,
Kenyan president stops in Haiti en route to UN. A key Haitian leader is not going
Ruto made the announcement Saturday during a brief stopover in Haiti while on his way to this week’s high level meeting of world leaders at the United Nations. Ruto currently has 400 specialized police officers in Haiti as part of the first contingent of foreign security personnel involved in the U.
Leader of Kenya, Donor to Haiti Peacekeeping Force, Makes First Visit
The trip by President William Ruto of Kenya came against a bleak backdrop in Haiti, where gangs operate with impunity and the Kenyan peacekeepers remain largely out of sight.
Jamaica follows in Kenya’s footsteps as Kenya promises more troops in Haiti
The security mission in Haiti led by troops from Kenya is set to receive more men from the East African nation in the coming weeks. This is in line with the promise the Kenyan president made in 2023 to aid in curtailing the insecurity issues in the Caribbean country.
Kenyan President Ruto will visit Haiti on Saturday amid questions over deployment
President William Ruto of Kenya will visit Haiti on Saturday morning and will receive a formal diplomatic welcome, the Haitian government said on Friday.
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Exclusive: Commander of Kenya’s security forces in Haiti says gangs’ days are numbered
The Kenya-led police force mission in Haiti remains well below its envisioned 2,500 personnel, seriously underfunded and has yet to make a major impact against armed gangs. The United States ...
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Low morale plagues Kenyan troops deployed to Haiti amid lack of payment and weapons
Kenyan police officers deployed to Haiti are demoralized amid significant challenges plaguing their mission since their ...
Kenya-led mission to Haiti faces scrutiny as UN mandate deadline looms
Almost one year after the United Nations approved the deployment of a multinational security mission to Haiti, the future of ...
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'Sasa anataka kuwa muhubiri!' Ruto jokes about gang leader Barbecue during Haiti visit
President William Ruto on Saturday interacted and joked with Kenyan police on a peacekeeping mission to Haiti, when he made a ...
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Kenya police to arrive in Haiti in 'three weeks'
Kenya's President William Ruto says his peacekeeping police force is expected to arrive in Haiti to help quell growing gang violence in about three weeks. In an exclusive interview with the BBC ...
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Shortages and delays hit morale of Kenyan officers in Haiti
It said the start of joint patrols in July by Haitian and Kenyan officers was an example of "remarkable" recent progress in Haiti. Haiti's police spokesperson declined to comment. Two officers ...