Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration Kipchumba Murkomen has officially flagged off the third contingent of National Police Service (NPS) officers to the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSSM), in Haiti.
Addressing the Officers at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Saturday, January 18, 2025, CS Murkomen expressed his confidence that the officers will continue with the excellent work that is ongoing by their colleagues on the ground, in bringing order and normalcy to Haiti.
Inspector General of Police, Douglas Kanja equally assured that the additional 217 Officers will continue working closely with the Haitian National Police and other MSSM teams.
MSSM in Haiti was authorised by the United Nations Security Council on October 2, 2023, under Resolution 2699 to assist Haitian National Police in combating gang violence and restoring stability in Haiti.
The mission has so far registered multiple successes in pacifying various parts of the Caribbean Nation.
The elite Officers drawn from NPS Formations and Units will join the first two contingents that were deployed last year in the Kenyan-led Haiti MSS that currently has other Officers from Jamaica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Bahamas, and Belize.
Also present during the flag off event were the Principal Secretary (PS) for Internal Security and National Administration, Dr. Raymond Omollo; National Security Advisor Amb. Dr. Monica Juma; Consul-General to Haiti Noor Gabow; Deputy Natioanl Security Advisor (NSA) former IG Joseph Boinnet; Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Kenya Police Service (KPS) Eliud Lagat, DIG Administration Police Service (APS) Gilbert Masengeli, and other senior NPS Officers.
