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"There is nothing to hide about the Haiti mission. Even if you wanted to hide it, it would be impossible."

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has confirmed that two police officers deployed to Haiti have been injured.

Speaking during in an interview on Monday, April 7, Murkomen further confirmed that since the deployment one officer has died and another remains missing.

"The officers who have gone to Haiti are accountable by number. We lost an officer and we feel very sad in the circumstances under which we lost him; one officer is still missing, but the search is still ongoing to make sure that we find him. We also have two officers who got injured but they are recuperating well," he said.

Murkomen also highlighted the government's transparency regarding the deployment, dismissing claims of secrecy surrounding the mission.

He noted that the officers are in constant communication with their families back home. 

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"There is nothing to hide about the Haiti mission. Even if you wanted to hide it, it would be impossible because the officers who are there are speaking to their families and people in Kenya," he said. 

File image of Kipchumba Murkomen

Kenya has been leading a multinational mission in Haiti aimed at stabilizing the Caribbean nation which has been plagued by gang violence and political instability.

Between February and March, two Kenyan police officers were reported killed while serving in Haiti.

The first officer, Samuel Tompoi Kaetuai, was fatally shot on February 23, by gangs in the Savien region of Haiti during a shootout. 

After being injured, he was evacuated to a hospital but succumbed to his wounds. 

The second officer, Bénédict Kabiru, was killed on March 25, following a gang ambush in Pont-Sondé, located in the Artibonite region.

Initially reported missing, his death was later confirmed by Haiti’s Presidential Transitional Council after videos circulating online showed his body.

“The Presidential Transitional Council (PTC) extends its deepest condolences to the government and people of Kenya, as well as to the family of Bénédict Kabiru, who fell on Monday, 24 March 2025, in Savien while carrying out his mission.

“This valiant police officer, engaged alongside Haitian forces in the fight against insecurity, made the ultimate sacrifice for a better future for our country. His bravery and commitment will never be forgotten," read part of the statement by the PTC.