Kenya-led Haiti mission to transition into a UN peacekeeping operation

In October last year, the UN Security Council backed Kenya's offer to lead a multinational security force to Haiti. [AFP]

President Ruto and US State Secretary Anthony Blinken on Thursday, November 7, held talks on the transition of the Kenya-led Haiti mission into a United Nations peacekeeping operation.

The two leaders had a telephone conversation on the mission as both countries strive to stabilise Haiti and restore peace in the Caribbean nation.