This will bring the Kenyan contingent helping Haitian police fight gangs up to 1,000.

Port-au-Prince.- Kenyan President William Ruto announced the arrival of an additional 600 Kenyan troops to join the Multinational Security Support Mission (MMSS) in Haiti, aiming to help local police combat violent armed gangs.

The trip by President William Ruto of Kenya came against a bleak backdrop in Haiti, where gangs operate with impunity and the Kenyan peacekeepers remain largely out of sight.

Kenya has committed to sending 600 more police officers to Haiti, bolstering its mission to combat Haiti’s rampant gang violence

Kenyan President William Ruto, on a visit to Haiti, said on Saturday that he was open to Kenya's anti-gang mission in the country being converted to a full U.N. peacekeeping operation.

Kenya’s President William Ruto arrived in Haiti on Saturday, claiming that because of a Kenyan police force battling gangs “the co

President William Ruto has visited Haiti to assess the progress and future of an ?anti-gang? operation Kenya’s mission to combat cri

President William Ruto has committed to deploy 600 more police officers in the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSSM) in Haiti. Speaking on Saturday, September 21, Ruto said Kenya stands ready to offer any further support that will accelerate Haiti’s transition to peace and stability.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Kenyan President William Ruto arrived in Haiti on Saturday as the United Nations grapples with how to best support resource-strapped Kenyan and Jamaican forces, which have struggled to contain the gangs terrorizing the Caribbean nation.

Ruto made the announcement Saturday during a brief stopover in Haiti while on his way to this week’s high level meeting of world leaders at the United Nations. Ruto currently has 400 specialized police officers in Haiti as part of the first contingent of foreign security personnel involved in the U.