Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen visits Haiti (DETAILS)
Kipchumba Murkomen, on Monday, April 27, visited the remaining Kenyan officers serving under the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission in Haiti
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, on Monday, April 27, visited the remaining Kenyan officers serving under the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission in Haiti.
In a statement on Tuesday, April 28, the National Police Service (NPS) said Murkomen was accompanied by Inspector General of Police, Douglas Kanja.
CS Murkomen and IG Kanja were received by MSS Commander Godfrey Otunge and Kenya’s Consular General for Haiti, Noor Gabow.
“The Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Interior and National Administration, Hon. Kipchumba Murkomen, accompanied by the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Douglas Kanja, yesterday, 27th April 2026, visited the remaining Kenyan officers serving under the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission in Haiti as the drawdown concludes,” read the statement.
During the visit, CS Murkomen was briefed on the activities and operations of the MSS, the successes achieved, particularly the pacification and stabilization that the Kenya-led mission accomplished.
The Interior CS then addressed the Kenyan officers and congratulated them for their unwavering commitment and sacrifice to restore law and order in Haiti.
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“He passed a message of goodwill from His Excellency Dr. William Samoei Ruto, C.G.H., President of the Republic of Kenya and Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Forces, while also sharing a collective message of support from the people of Kenya,” NPS said.
On his part, IG Kanja commended the Kenyan officers for conducting their duties with professionalism, discipline and commitment.
Following the visit, the remaining 150 police officers departed the Caribbean nation marking the end of the mission.
“Later, 150 officers left Haiti for Nairobi, Kenya, marking the conclusion of the drawdown,” NPS added.
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