CNN international correspondent Larry Madowo has shared more details about the United States government freezing funding for the Multinational Security Support (MSS) in Haiti.
On Thursday morning, the journalist took to social media to state that the US had not frozen all funding for the mission, as some of its support had been disbursed, according to a US State Department spokesperson.
Madowo further confirmed that the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio signed a consignment of armoured equipment and approved waivers for $40.7 million (Ksh5.2 billion in the current exchange rate) to the MSS and Haitian National Police (HNP) on Wednesday. "Breaking: The US has not paused all funding for Kenya-led policing MSS mission in Haiti, a State Dept spokesperson says. Secretary Rubio approved waivers for $40.7m to the MSS & Haitian National Police (HNP).
The US delivered heavy armoured equipment yesterday to MSS & HNP," Madowo stated.
