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. Ruto visited Haiti to assess the progress of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission,

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.

The government is improving Kenya’s laws and policies to meet the requirements of international investors, President William Ruto has said. The President noted that an improved business environment, combined with our country’s well-educated and trained workforce and abundant renewable energy resources,

President William Ruto of Kenya will visit Haiti on Saturday morning and will receive a formal diplomatic welcome, the Haitian government said on Friday.

The security mission in Haiti led by troops from Kenya is set to receive more men from the East African nation in the coming weeks. This is in line with the promise the Kenyan president made in 2023 to aid in curtailing the insecurity issues in the Caribbean country.

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.

President William Ruto has announced his readiness for the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSSM) in Haiti, led by the Kenya National Police Service (NPS), to be converted into a full U.N. peacekeeping operation.