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Commander of Kenya's mission to Haiti recognizes shortcomings but says forces will defeat gangs

Kenyan forces arrive in Haiti (Credit: AFP)

The Kenya-led Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission in Haiti, launched to assist the country's efforts in combating armed gangs, remains underfunded and significantly below its planned force size of 2,500 personnel.

The mission, authorized for a year in October 2023, currently consists of 400 Kenyan police officers and is scheduled for review by the United Nations Security Council at the end of September 2024, with the U.S. reportedly seeking to turn it into a UN peacekeeping mission.

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