The Kenya-led Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti received a significant boost just days after the United States announced a temporary freeze on funding the mission.
In a recent statement, the MSS revealed they had received a consignment of three helicopters designated to help with the evacuating of the injured in the ongoing battle to secure Haiti from gangs.
The helicopters were flown in by a Ukrainian cargo plane from El Salvador just 45 minutes after the fourth contingent of Kenyan police officers landed.
Kenyan officers in Haiti receive 3 choppers days After President Trump Lifted Funding Freeze. Photo: Courtesy.
“In a further boost, just 45 minutes after the Kenya Airways flight landed, a Ukrainian cargo plane arrived from El Salvador carrying three helicopters designated for medical evacuations and casualty evacuations,” part of the statement read.
Recently, there was a report that US President Donald Trump froze funding to the mission on top officials from both Kenya and the multinational mission.
However, Kenya’s Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary, Korir Sing’oei was quick to explain that the frozen US funding was uncircumstantial as the United Nations (UN) Trust Fund still held enough funds to carry the mission to the end of September.
A few days later, the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio clarified that the US had not paused all the funding to the mission and had even disbursed some support paraphernalia.
