The United Nations Security Council on Monday extended the mandate of its political mission in Haiti, agreeing that the ...

The mandate supports the broader Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission, in which Kenya is playing a leading role.

Kenya’s plan to lead a multinational force in Haiti as part of a United Nations-backed mission to restore order is facing intense scrutiny and resistance at home, even as violence in the ...

Kenya’s new Consul General to Haiti, Noor Gabow, officially took up his post on Tuesday, July 15, after presenting his credentials to Haiti’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship, Jean-Victor ...

Kenya’s new Consul General to Haiti, Noor Gabow, has been formally confirmed to the position after presenting his credentials ...

Hundreds of police officers from Kenya have arrived in Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince to face violent gangs that have killed thousands of people in recent years.

NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya's high court on Friday blocked the United Nations-backed deployment of Kenyan police officers to Haiti to help the Caribbean country bring gang violence under control.

Residents in Haiti expressed concerns over Kenya offering international intervention to combat the Caribbean nation’s gang violence. Previously, foreign forces have wrecked the country.

Mr. Mutua said Kenya was planning to deploy about 1,000 or more police officers to Haiti, including SWAT-like teams, with “boots on the ground” expected by early next year.

Kenya was also motivated to step in order to inspire Pan-African unity and show solidarity with the people of Haiti, where enslaved people ousted the French in a revolution, said Mr. Mutua.

Kenya's first lady, Rachel Ruto, center, participates in a national prayer gathering for Haiti and other countries in downtown Nairobi on April 15.