Kenya's capacity to lead the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSSM) in Haiti has come under scrutiny once again after a world leader voiced dissatisfaction with the mission's progress.
Brazil's President, Inácio Lula da Silva, on Friday became the latest global figure to call for a stronger security presence in Haiti, as the underfunded and understaffed United Nations-backed mission continues to struggle against the country's escalating gang crisis.
Speaking during a meeting with Caribbean nations in Brazil's capital, Brasília, Lula urged the UN to either provide more funding for the current mission structure or upgrade it to an official UN peacekeeping operation.
He cited the mission's importance to restoring stability to the gang-ridden nation and in the long-term ambitions of establishing democracy in the nation via holding Presidential Elections.
