President Ruto's visit comes as the Kenya-led multinational mission in Haiti grapples with significant challenges, such as difficulties in fully establishing itself and a shortage of funding. During his visit,

This will bring the Kenyan contingent helping Haitian police fight gangs up to 1,000.

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,

President William Ruto has announced his readiness for the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSSM) in Haiti, led by the Kenya National Police Service (NPS), to be converted into a full U.N. peacekeeping operation.

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.

The president of Kenya visited Port-au-Prince on Saturday for his first tour of the base where an understaffed and ill-equipped contingent of nearly 400 of his country’s police officers are trying to bring peace to Haiti,

President William Ruto of Kenya is expected in Haiti for a brief visit on Saturday, September 21, morning. According to The Gazette and The Daily Item, Haitian government said Friday, September 20, that President Ruto of Kenya will receive a formal diplomatic welcome.