MSS Concludes After 22 Months; Final 150 Kenyan Officers Depart, GSF Advance Force Takes Over

Haiti's Kenya-led Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission formally concluded on April 28, 2026, when the final 150 Kenyan police officers departed, completing a phased drawdown from the MSS's peak of approximately 989 personnel. Over 22 months, Kenya deployed approximately 700–800 of its pledged 1,000 officers, trained over 2,000 Haitian National Police officers, and secured the international airport and the Varreux fuel terminal. However, gang control of Port-au-Prince expanded from approximately 80% to 90% during the mission. The MSS handed over to the UN-authorized Gang Suppression Force (GSF), commanded by Mongolian Major General Erdenebat Batsuuri (arrived May 14, 2026) — the first non-Kenyan commander of an international security mission in Haiti. At transition, the GSF advance force numbered approximately 545 personnel: 400+ Chadian, 70 Salvadoran, and 75 Guatemalan troops, representing less than 10% of the 5,500-person authorized ceiling.