US issues statement on Kenya-led multinational security support mission in Haiti
The United States (US) Government has announced support for the Kenyan-led Multinational Security Support Mission (MSSM) in Haiti.
The United States (US) Government has announced support for the Kenyan-led Multinational Security Support Mission (MSSM) in Haiti.
In a statement, the U.S Department of State Spokesperson Tammy Bruce emphasized the US government’s support for efforts to restore peace and stability in Haiti.
Bruce also said the U.S government will continue holding discussions with other governments across the region.
“The United States supports the efforts by the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support Mission and CARICOM to assist the government in its efforts to bring peace and stability to Haiti in the face of armed criminal gangs. The United States continues to consult with governments across the region,” read the statement in part.
The U.S Department of State Spokesperson also condemned actions by gangs to destabilize Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council.
“Following discussions between the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of State with Prime Minister of Barbados and Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Mia Mottley, the United States supports the statement by CARICOM condemning any actions to destabilize Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council,” Bruce added.
The Haitian Transitional Presidential Council is currently headed by Leslie Voltaire, who was appointed to the position in October 2024.
The transitional presidential council works alongside Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime and is responsible for helping run the country and organizing general elections by February 2026.
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Kenya has so far deployed over 800 police officers to restore peace in the gang-stricken nation.
Guatemala, El Salvador, Jamaica, and Belize have also deployed their troops to the peace mission in Haiti.
Between February and March, two Kenyan police officers were reported killed while serving in Haiti.
The first officer, Samuel Tompoi Kaetuai, was fatally shot on February 23, by gangs in the Savien region of Haiti during a shootout.
The second officer, Bénédict Kabiru, was killed on March 25, following a gang ambush in Pont-Sondé, located in the Artibonite region.
On Monday, April 7, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen said two other police officers have been injured during the mission and are recovering well.
“The officers who have gone to Haiti are accountable by number. We lost an officer, and we feel very sad in the circumstances under which we lost him; one officer is still missing, but the search is still ongoing to make sure that we find him. We also have two officers who got injured, but they are recuperating well,” he said.
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