The National Police Service (NPS) on Sunday announced that it was embarking on sea, land, and air operations in Haiti.
The Kenya police, which leads the Multinational Mission to Haiti (MSS), noted that the pacification operations are aimed at clearing roads and streets in the troubled Caribbean country.
The mission, therefore, hopes to open up the country and allow normal flow of people and vehicular movement.
MSS explained that the operation as made possible after the US provided additional vehicles and equipment to the mission.
"The Kenyan-led multinational Mission to Haiti (MSS), in collaboration with Haiti National Police (HNP) are conducting clearance operations in Delmas, Bel-Air, Solino, and their environs to weed out gangs and return normalcy," NPS stated.
MSS, as a result, cautioned gangs in Haiti to down their weapons and surrender to the government noting that the operation will be thorough.
The mission further called upon the Haitian people, authorities, and stakeholders to continue supporting MSS to re-establish security and improve conditions to hold free and fair elections.
Barely a week ago, another joint operation led to the killing of gang members in an ambush attack. At the time, the operation took place in the districts of Bel-Air and Solino located in the suburbs of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital.
The mission, which commenced in the wee hours of the morning, saw targeted operational areas of the two districts cordoned off before the operations kicked off.
While confirming the reports, the head of the peacekeepers Godfrey Otunge termed the operation as the biggest ever lodged against the gangs since the start of the mission three months ago.
Later, NPS announced that the MSS had made progress including pacifying threats to public safety.
Further, the contingent took over critical infrastructure including the airport from a local gang and opened up critical roads that were closed enabling the return of thousands of Haitians as a result.
