Following reports that the United States Government has cut funding for the Multinational Security Support mission in Haiti, Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing'oei has clarified the implications of the move.
In a statement on February 5, Sing'oei explained that the mission was funded by the United Nations (UN) Trust Fund which has other donors across the world including Canada, France, Turkey, Spain, Italy, and Algeria.
According to him, President Donald Trump's decision to cut funding will not cripple the mission's operations as there is already sufficient funding to last the mission until September 2025. "While un-disbursed US contribution to the Trust Fund of $15 million (Ksh1.9 billion in current exchange rates) has been paused as per presidential directive, the Fund has sufficient resources to continue underwriting the Mission until the end of September 2025," Sing'oei stated.
President William Ruto interacting with Kenya Police officers in Haiti, September 2024.
