{"id":785132,"date":"2025-11-19T18:03:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T15:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/?p=785132"},"modified":"2025-11-20T08:38:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T05:38:26","slug":"kenya-otunge-un-gang-suppression-force-haiti-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/2025\/11\/kenya-otunge-un-gang-suppression-force-haiti-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya says Haiti Gang Suppression Force firmly in control amid transition doubts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 19 \u2014 The UN-backed Gang Suppression Force (GSF) in Haiti is firmly in control and executing decisive operations against criminal networks, Kenyan Force Commander Godfrey Otunge has said, amid concerns over the transition from the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSSM).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement issued Wednesday, Otunge said the shift was neither symbolic nor procedural, but a comprehensive restructuring of Haiti\u2019s security apparatus aimed squarely at dismantling entrenched gang networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis was not a cosmetic shift or a change in name. It is a complete reorganization of Haiti&#8217;s security machinery,\u201d Otunge said, noting that the GSF integrates \u201ccapabilities, personnel, and intelligence of all national forces under one coordinated mission.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Otunge said joint operations between the Haitian National Police (PNH), the Armed Forces of Haiti (FAd&#8217;H), and the GSF are executing \u201ctargeted, intelligence-led operations and persistent dominance patrols across key areas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have mobilized all operational assets on land, at sea, and in the air. Our objective is clear: restore peace, protect communities, and ensure that every Haitian can live without fear,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Otunge described recent gang threats and public displays of defiance as \u201csigns of desperation, not strength,\u201d stressing that the combined forces are \u201ctaking ground, disrupting networks, seizing weapons, and neutralizing resisting armed elements.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere is no safe haven left,\u201d he warned. \u201cThis is not rhetoric; it is what is happening on the ground today and now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Otunge also urged Haitians to remain calm, vigilant, and supportive of security efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo the Haitian people: a new dawn is emerging. Your cooperation is essential in delivering the final blow to these criminal groups. Together, we are closing one of the darkest chapters in Haiti&#8217;s national history,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-un-mandate\">UN mandate <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The GSF was created following a United Nations Security Council vote on September 30, which approved Resolution 2793 to transition the Kenya-led MSS into a more robust, heavily armed stabilization force. 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The very existence of the Haitian state is at stake.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-scale-scope-resources\">Scale, scope resources <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Waltz praised Kenya and other MSS contributors but noted that the previous mission lacked the \u201cscale, scope, and resources\u201d required to defeat Haiti\u2019s powerful criminal organizations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe GSF is designed to correct that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kenya had spearheaded the MSS, led by Otunge, since October 2023, deploying 735 police officers as the backbone of the nearly 1,000-strong multinational force. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Nairobi repeatedly cited inadequate funding, delayed equipment, and unfulfilled donor pledges as obstacles to meaningful breakthroughs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By contrast, the GSF is expected to deploy more than 5,500 personnel \u2014 over five times the size of the MSS \u2014 and is authorized under Chapter VII of the UN Charter to carry out proactive 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