The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has voted to end the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission in Haiti, replacing it with a new, stronger Gang Suppression Force (GSF). This decision leaves the fate of Kenya’s 735 deployed officers uncertain, as they await guidance from Nairobi on whether to join the new mission or return home.

• The new GSF is authorized for an initial 12 months with over 5,500 personnel, five times the size of the MSS, and will operate under a Chapter VII mandate.
• Kenya, which provided nearly three-quarters of the MSS’s manpower, has voiced frustration over inadequate equipment and broken donor promises, with President William Ruto stating the MSS operated at just 40 percent capacity.
• Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing’oei welcomed the UNSC’s resolution but stated that Kenya’s next steps would be a policy decision announced in due course, while calls mount domestically for the officers to be recalled.