A contingent of 217 Kenyan police officers touched down in Haiti ready for the peacekeeping mission on Sunday, January 19, 2025.
The officers who flew in a Kenya Airways plane were received by top officials from the Caribbean nation at the Port-au-Prince Airport in Haiti.
This was the third group deployed to the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) that left Kenya on January 18, 2025.
Commandant General Service Unit, Ranson Lolmodoni, also escorted the police officers who safely landed in Haiti on Sunday, January 19, 2025.
Upon landing, Boinnet was among the top officers who addressed Haiti officials, reiterating Kenya’s willingness to continue supporting the Caribbean nation.
In a statement shared by the National Police Service (NPS), the top bosses further announced that the next batch of 400 officers would be deployed without giving a specific date.
The latest deployment came even as Kenya made progress in setting up a consulate in Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital.
He also vowed to continue international support for the mission.
“The 217 officers will reinforce the first batch of 400 deployed last year to the Caribbean nation to restore peace.
“The Kenya-led mission has made tremendous progress in reducing gang violence, earning praise across the globe, including from both the outgoing and incoming US administrations,” Murkomen’s statement read in part.
It added, “Our commitment to this historic mission is unwavering and we will continue to mobilise all the necessary international support for it to succeed.”
Gang violence killed at least 5,601 people in Haiti in 2024 , about a thousand more than in 2023, the UN said. More than a million Haitians have been forced to flee their homes, three times as many as a year ago.
With a daunting task at hand, Murkomen remained optimistic that Kenya and other forces deployed in Haiti would be able to restore peace.
