Kenya has officially wrapped up its security mission in Haiti, with the last group of its officers touching down back home on March 24. The final batch of 208 officers completed a careful, step-by-step withdrawal that started earlier in the month. On March 17, 215 officers had already returned, and before that, 230 came back in December. In total, all 653 Kenyan officers who served under the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission are now safely back in the country.
The mission ended after the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 2793 (2025). That resolution replaced the earlier operation with a new Gang Suppression Force, or GSF, which will now take over the work in Haiti.
During their time in Haiti, the Kenyan officers did a lot of heavy lifting. They worked side by side with the Haitian National Police to push back against violent gangs. They helped secure important places like airports and seaports, and they managed to take back entire areas that criminal groups had controlled for a long time. Their presence also made it possible for humanitarian groups to deliver food, medicine, and other aid safely. Many local people started trusting law enforcement again because of the work the Kenyans did.
But not everyone was happy to see them leave. After the withdrawal, protests broke out in Haiti. Ordinary citizens told reporters they were scared that gang violence would explode again the moment the Kenyan forces were gone. One resident said, “They gave us a sense of safety we hadn’t felt in years. Now we feel exposed again.”
Back in Kenya, senior government officials praised the officers for their courage and hard work. Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen described their service as “truly exceptional” and thanked them for representing the country well on a very dangerous international mission.
For now, Haiti’s new Gang Suppression Force is expected to take over, but many Haitians remain worried about what comes next.
