All Kenyan police officers assigned to the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) in Haiti have withdrawn from the country. The withdrawal occurs as the mission struggles to combat the devastating violence perpetuated by powerful gangs.

All of the Kenyan police officers deployed to gang-plagued Haiti as part of a security support mission have left the country, a Haitian source confirmed Tuesday, as another UN-approved operation gets up and running. Kenya took the lead in the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS), greenlit by the UN Security Council in late 2023 to help Haiti's overwhelmed police secure the country from powerful gangs. However, armed groups remain in control of significant territory and continue to inflic...