A Kenyan police officer on Sunday, February 23 succumbed after he sustained injuries during an operation in Segur-Savien, Haiti.
In a statement, the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) in Haiti commander Godfrey Otunge said the officer was airlifted to Aspen Level 2 Hospital but passed away while receiving treatment.
“Today, Sunday, February 23rd, 2025, one of our MSS officers from the Kenyan contingent was injured during an operation in SÉGUR - SAVIEN, in the Artibonite department. The officer was immediately airlifted to Aspen Level 2 Hospital but, unfortunately, succumbed to the injuries,” Otunge said in a statement.
This is the first casualty recorded since Kenya deployed officers to the Caribbean nation to combat gangs.
Kenya has so far deployed 744 officers to Haiti including 24 officers from the elite all-female SWAT team with the latest contingent of 144 police officers arriving in the nation on February 7, 2205.
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The Kenyan government had pledged to send 1,000 personnel to the gang-stricken nation.
Other countries that have deployed officers in the mission include; Guatemala, El Salvador, Jamaica, and Belize.
The MSS mission, which is backed by the United Nations will be made up of 2,500 officers from various countries.
In September 2024, the UN Security Council extended the MSS mission in Haiti by a year to early October 2025.
The UN Security Council hinted at its intent to consider a UN Peace Operation to reinforce the Haitian National Police to maintain order and sustain the gains realized by the MSS mission.
