NAIROBI, Kenya – A contingent of 230 elite National Police Service (NPS) officers has departed the country to join the Gang Suppression Force (GSF) in Haiti.
The officers were officially flagged off yesterday, Monday, December 8, 2025, by the National Security Advisor (NSA), Amb. Dr. Monica Juma, who was accompanied by senior officers from the National Police Service, including the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the Kenya Police Service, Eliud Lagat, and the DIG of the Administration Police Service, Gilbert Masengeli.
The officers, drawn from various NPS formations and units, will reinforce contingents already on the ground as part of the GSF. They will join personnel from other participating nations, including Jamaica, Guatemala, El Salvador, the Bahamas, and Belize.
Amb. Dr Juma conveyed a message of goodwill from President William Samoei Ruto. She encouraged the deploying officers to be exemplary ambassadors and praised the substantial progress already made in Haiti.
She noted that joint patrols with the Haitian National Police (HNP) have successfully increased stability and led to arrests in gang-controlled areas such as Downtown Port-au-Prince, Ganthier, and Delmas.
Also present at the flag-off were the Deputy NSA and former Inspector General, Joseph Boinnet; the Commandant of the General Service Unit (GSU), Ranson Lolmodooni, SAIG; and the Commandant of the National Police College Embakasi ‘A’ Campus, Isaac Alimaa, SAIG.
Why the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission was established
Others were the Director of Operations, APS, Jackson Kangani, SAIG; the Commanding Officer of the National Police Service College Embakasi ‘B’ Campus, William Samoei, AIG; and the Kenya Airways Chief Operating Officer, Kamal George, among other senior officials.
The issue in Haiti is still getting worse a year after the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission was established there.
The mission continues to encounter significant obstacles in terms of funding, institutional articulation and coordination with local authorities, and a potential resurgence of political resistance in Nairobi. Additionally, gangs have strengthened their authority and geographical control.
The mission’s goal is to assist the Haitian National Police (HNP) in putting an end to the bloodshed and re-establishing security.
What is ailing the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission
As part of the intended multinational force, Kenya has sent some 800 police personnel to Port-au-Prince since June 2024.
However, the MSS is in a precarious position due to the standstill of international aid and the political realignment in the United States.
The Kenyan deployment remains questionable while a plan for a peacekeeping mission under the Organisation of American States’ auspices is being explored.
To ultimately establish the mission’s operational and tactical foundations, reconsider its cooperation with the HNP, and enable it to react to the situation in Haiti, which is on the verge of collapse, a strategic redesign is needed in addition to immediate financial support.
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