|Published 10:55 AM ET, Wednesday March 26, 2025| A Kenyan police officer deployed in Haiti as part of the U.N.-backed Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission has been reported missing following an attack by violent gangs. The incident occurred on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, during a rescue operation aimed at assisting ...

Published 12:25 PM ET, Sunday January 19, 2025 NAIROBI: Kenya has taken another significant step in its commitment to combat gang violence in Haiti by sending an additional 217 police officers. This move comes as part of an international effort to stabilize the Caribbean nation, which has been grappling with a ...

September 23, 2024 | 11:25 AM ET | On Saturday, September 21, during his visit to the Mission base in Clercine, President William Ruto, during an exchange with Kenyan police officers from the Mission in support of the Haitian National Police (PNH), joked, “Congratulations… I have been told by commander ...

Kenyan police patrol an area near the international airport as a man holds a sign with a welcome message and a plea for jobs, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on July 3, 2024. By Larry Madowo and Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN August 27, 2024  Hundreds of Kenyan police officers leading an international policing force in Haiti have ...

March 17, 2024 HaitiWho is ‘Barbecue,’ the gang leader causing chaos in Haiti? Barbecue’ once served as a member of Haitian National Police before becoming a gang leader. At the helm of the chaos is 46-year-old Haitian gang leader Jimmy Cherizier, known by the nickname “Barbecue.” He runs a gang ...