President William Ruto has assured the US of Kenya's plan to deploy police officers to restore orders, despite recent developments in the Caribbean state of Haiti.
Speaking after a call with the US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, President Ruto said Kenya is ready to offer support to the gang-struck country.
"I assured Secretary Blinken that Kenya will take leadership of the UN Security Support Mission in Haiti to restore peace and security in Haiti as soon as the Presidential Council is in place under an agreed process."
USA briefed President Ruto on the decision of the Summit of Caribbean Countries (Caricom) and the US on supporting a Presidential Council to manage the situation in Haiti.
"Sec Blinken briefed me on the decision of the Summit of Caribbean Countries (Caricom) and the US, together with other partners, on the political situation in Haiti. He informed me that a new Presidential Council will be formed shortly to manage the situation in Haiti."
Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry agreed to resign following weeks of mounting pressure and increasing violence in the impoverished country.
It comes after regional leaders met in Jamaica on Monday to discuss a political transition in the country.
Mr Henry is currently stranded in Puerto Rico after being stopped by armed groups from going home.
He has not been allowed to return to Haiti since leaving in late January to travel to Guyana and Kenya, where he signed an agreement to deploy an international security force to combat violence.
Mr Henry has been leading the country on an interim basis since July 2021, following the death of former President Jovenel Moïse. However, he has repeatedly postponed elections, citing the need to restore security first.
Many Haitians questioned the length of his unelected rule, and Mr Henry's resignation was one of the top demands of the highly armed gangs that have recently tightened their grip on the capital, Port-au-Prince.