Kenya Completes Final Police Withdrawal from Haiti Mission
Kenya has completed the latest phase of its deployment to the United Nations-backed Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission in Haiti, following the return of its final contingent of police officers to Nairobi.
On 28 April, 150 officers from the National Police Service (NPS) arrived at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, marking the end of their deployment in Haiti. They were accompanied by Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen and Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja, who had travelled to the Caribbean nation for consultations with Haitian authorities.
Senior officials, including UNODC Executive Director Monica Juma, Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs Abraham Sing’Oei, and Deputy Inspectors General Eliud Lagat and Gilbert Masengeli, were present to receive them. The deployment formed part of Kenya’s leadership role in the MSS mission, a multinational effort to support security in Haiti.
The country has faced increasing gang violence, which has destabilised the capital and nearby areas. Kenyan officers worked alongside the Haitian National Police to restore order, protect key infrastructure, and safeguard civilians in affected regions.
The NPS noted that its personnel operated under difficult conditions and that their contribution supported broader international efforts to stabilise the country. Earlier groups of Kenyan officers had already returned, and this final contingent completes the planned withdrawal of frontline forces.
The MSS mission is now entering a transitional phase. Security responsibilities are expected to shift gradually to a wider multinational structure under the proposed Gang Suppression Force, which will assume operations in stages.
