Kenya’s new Consul General to Haiti, Noor Gabow, presenting his credentials to Jean-Victor Harvel Jean-Baptiste, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship of Haiti, July 15, 2025. /NPSKenya’s new Consul General to Haiti, Noor Gabow, has been formally confirmed to the position after presenting his credentials to the Haitian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship.
A statement said Gabow had the honour of presenting his credentials to Jean-Victor Harvel Jean-Baptiste, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship of Haiti, at a ceremony held at the Foreign Ministry’s headquarters.
In a private audience after the ceremony, Amb. Gabow conveyed greetings from President William Ruto and the people of the Republic of Kenya.
He committed to fostering and deepening bilateral relations, particularly in peace and security diplomacy between Kenya and Haiti.
Kenya’s new Consul General to Haiti, Noor Gabow, raises the Kenyan flag in Haiti, July 15, 2025. /NPS
Kenya’s new Consul General to Haiti, Noor Gabow, raises the Kenyan flag in Haiti, July 15, 2025. /NPS
A consul is generally part of a government’s diplomatic corps or foreign service, enjoying certain privileges and protections in the host state, albeit without full diplomatic immunity.
Gabow is the immediate former Deputy Inspector General of the Administration Police.
Kenya’s new Consul General to Haiti, Noor Gabow in Haiti, July 15, 2025. /NPS
He will also coordinate Kenya’s diplomatic matters in the wider Caribbean region.
Kenyan police first landed in Haiti on June 25, 2024.
The personnel have since liberated the local port, main highway, and hospital, which were initially under the control of gangs.
Gabow is a career police officer who has served at various levels, including at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
From 1996 to 1997 and again in 2001 and 2002, he served in United Nations peacekeeping missions in the former Yugoslavia and Sierra Leone, where he worked as a trainer, adviser, and investigator, contributing to the development of local police institutions.
From 2003 to 2007, he served as a mission management officer in charge of West Africa in the Police Division, Department of Peacekeeping Operations at the UN headquarters in New York.
From 2007 to 2008, he also served as the UN police adviser to the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
As Deputy Inspector General of the Administration Police Service, he ran one of the most widespread government agencies in Kenya.
Gabow assumes the role as Kenya hopes the United Nations will renew the mandate of the MSS mission in the coming weeks.
A committee handling the matter has recommended renewing the mandate for a year and will present its report to the UN Security Council for approval.
Many believe Gabow will use his vast experience to deliver in his new role.
