President William Ruto’s National Security Advisor Ambassador Monica Juma has announced that there is sufficient funds in the United Nations Trust Fund to continue funding the Kenyan-led multinational security support mission in Haiti.
In a statement on Wednesday, February 5, Juma said there is approximately $110M (14 billion) in the trust fund contributed by other nations.
She noted that the peace mission in Haiti is a priority despite the US government pausing funding of Ksh1.7 billion.
“It is true the U.S. contribution to the UN Trust Fund for MSS Haiti is on pause, affecting about $15M in support. It is also true that the MSS mission is a priority and a beneficiary of the waiver. Meanwhile, there are sufficient funds in the UN Trust Fund for Haiti from other countries (approx.. $110M) to continue operations,” said Juma.
UN secretary-general's spokesperson Stephane Dujarric while speaking on Tuesday said they had received an official notification from the US Government to freeze contribution to the MSS mission.
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“We received an official notification from the US asking for an immediate stop work order on their contribution to the multinational security support force,” said Dujarric.
He noted that the UN would wait for further guidance from the US government regarding its contribution.
The US Government had committed to contribute $15 million (Ksh 1.9 billion) to the mission with $1.7 million (Ksh 219 million) of that already spent.
So far, Kenya has deployed 600 police officers in Haiti. The first contingent of 400 officers was sent in June 2024 with an additional 200 officers being deployed in January 2025 to help combat violent gangs in the Caribbean nation.
