The United States government has lauded Kenya for deploying a multinational force to help restore order in Haiti.
The Caribbean nation is suffering from a surge in gang violence and is in a deep security, political and humanitarian crisis.
In a statement on Tuesday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Kenya made a good move to help the country.
"We commend the government of Kenya for responding to Haiti’s call and leading a multinational force to assist Haitian police in restoring security," he said.
Blinken called on the Haitian stakeholders to urgently broaden political consensus to restore democratic order as soon as conditions permit.
This is after Kenya agreed to deploy 1,000 police officers to Haiti to help restore normalcy.
"At the request of Friends of Haiti Group of Nations, Kenya has accepted to positively consider leading a Multi-National Force to Haiti," Foreign and Diaspora CS Alfred Mutua.
"Kenya's commitment is to deploy a contingent of 1,000 police officers to help train and assist Haitian police to restore normalcy in the country and protect strategic installations."
The CS said the development is part of Kenya's effort to stand in solidarity with all people of African descent across the world to “reclaiming of the Atlantic Crossing”.
He said the move was in alignment with the African Union's diaspora policy and our own commitment to Pan-Africanism.
Mutua said the people of Haiti had suffered enough, and Kenya felt a responsibility to help its brothers and sisters in the African diaspora.