The United States government will continue to support the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission in Haiti led by Kenyan security forces despite US President Donald Trump’s 90-day pause on foreign aid.
This was revealed in a phone conversation between President William Ruto and United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday, during which the duo reviewed the bilateral relations between Kenya and the US.
President Ruto indicated that the US had exempted the MSS mission from the 90-day pause, highlighting the need to sustain the peacekeeping quest in Haiti.
“Our discussion confirmed that the United States has specifically exempted its support for the Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission in Haiti from the broader pause on federal assistance, recognising the critical need to sustain momentum for the mission and its role in stabilising Haiti and restoring order,” Ruto stated.
On his part, Rubio expressed gratitude to Kenya for leading the mission to the war-torn Caribbean nation and its role in promoting peace in the long-simmering conflict between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the M23 rebels.
