The United States President Donald Trump's administration has commended the Kenyan police who are part of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission in Haiti for their efforts in preventing gang violence in the Caribbean nation.
Addressing the press on Friday, August 22, the US Ambassador in Haiti, Henry Wooster, expressed satisfaction with Kenya's leadership and participation in the anti-gang mission.
According to Wooster, the Kenyan police in Haiti performed excellently by fulfilling their mandate, and their role in the mission was key in ending the continuous violence in Haiti. "The Kenyans have done everything we have asked them to do, everything we have asked them to do," Woofer said during a presser with the Haitian journalists.
Kenyan police officer during an operation in Haiti on July 17, 2024.
