April 22, 2026
Ruto Promises Haiti 600 More Kenyan Police Officers While Calling For Progressive Change

Ruto Promises Haiti 600 More Kenyan Police Officers While Calling For Progressive Change

President William Ruto has pledged to send 600 more Kenyan police officers to the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) in Haiti.

President Ruto, who visited Kenyan troops in Haiti on Saturday, September 21, 2024, stated that the mission continues to produce positive results.

This, according to President Ruto, has contributed to the restoration of hope in the Caribbean nation for a stable and prosperous future.

On Sunday, September 22, 2024, the Head of State announced via his official X account that he had engaged the Haitian Transitional Presidential Council, led by President Edgard Le Leblanc, as well as other stakeholders.

During the engagement, Ruto stated that he urged them to take advantage of the current relative calm to drive the momentum for progressive change.

“The Kenyan-led Multinational Security Support Mission for Haiti, backed by the United Nations Security Council, continues to yield positive results, restoring hope to the people of the Caribbean nation for a stable and prosperous country.

“In my engagement with the Transitional Presidential Council led by President Edgard Le Leblanc and other stakeholders, I have urged them to take advantage of this relative calm to drive the momentum for progressive change,” Ruto stated.

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Ruto went on to say that his visit to Haiti had prepared him well for engaging world leaders on the Caribbean nation during the UN General Assembly, which begins this week in New York.

He also stated that he and other leaders would draw attention to the importance of seizing the opportunity provided by the operation in Haiti to carry out the mandate of Security Council Resolution 2699.

“I am now better prepared to engage world leaders on Haiti at the UN General Assembly this week,” President Ruto wrote on X.

“We will be calling attention to the need to seize the opportunity of the last few weeks to realise the mandate of Security Council Resolution 2699. In Port-au-Prince, Haiti, met the Kenyan Police; committed to deploying 600 more officers in the operation.”

Ruto Promises Haiti 600 More Kenyan Police Officers While Calling For Progressive Change

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