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Kenya's last police officers leave Haiti as multinational mission ends with limited gains

Wednesday, 29 April 2026, 06:59 · 1 min read

The final 150 Kenyan police officers departed Haiti on Monday, marking the end of a UN Security Council-mandated mission that had been deployed since June 2024 to help Haitian authorities combat gang violence. Despite Kenya's Interior Minister Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen praising the mission's role in securing the main airport and key road corridors, gangs still control the vast majority of Port-au-Prince and have expanded their reach into surrounding areas over the past year. The mission fell well short of its targets — operating at just 40% capacity with fewer than 1,000 of a planned 2,500 personnel deployed — while three Kenyan officers were killed, over 5,000 Haitians died in gang-related violence between March 2025 and January 2026, and the UN confirmed it had found credible four allegations of sexual exploitation, including rape of minors, against mission members. The multinational security force will now be replaced by a new Gang Suppression Force targeting 5,500 personnel, with Chad already pledging 1,500 troops.

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RFILes derniers policiers kényans quittent Haïti avec un bilan mitigé ↗︎
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