On Wednesday, July 17, agents of the Haitian National Police (PNH) and the Kenyan contingent leading the MSSM patrolled the streets of the capital. The officers from both security forces were notably seen in downtown Port-au-Prince, at the Champ de Mars, near the National Palace, and along Jean-Jacques Dessalines Boulevard (Grand Rue). More than a dozen PNH armored vehicles and MaxxPro infantry vehicles, assigned to the MMAS, were used to transport the law enforcement officers.

A police source confirmed the deployment of Haitian and Kenyan police officers in the downtown area, which has been plagued by gang violence, but provided no further details. Le Nouvelliste also observed the deployment in the lower city. For the first time in several months, journalists were able to reach Jean-Jacques Dessalines Boulevard.