A Kenyan police officer serving in the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission in Haiti died on Sunday, February 23, after sustaining injuries during an operation.
According to a report by the MSS shared the same day, the officer, drawn from the Artibonite department, was injured during an operation in SÉGUR - SAVIEN.
He was ultimately airlifted to Aspen Hospital, a level-2 facility where he eventually succumbed to his injuries.
"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," the statement read.
Earlier in the day, the MSS had reported that the officer had been injured during the operation at Pont Sonde and was receiving treatment.
This update comes just a few days after the mission denied claims that some police officers attached to the mission had been killed by Haiti gangs during their operations in the war-torn nation.
"The Propagandists started spreading malicious Information that MSS has lost some soldiers in Kenscoff (a commune in Haiti). I want to retaliate that MSS has not lost any of its personnel in any gang confrontation in Kenscoff," a statement on February 21 read.
They scoffed at the peddlers of the news describing them as defeatists and warning the gangs that their days were numbered.
The statement also debunked information that MSS personnel and Haiti National Police (PNH) officers had been caught up in a friendly fire leading to even more deaths, stating that the two sides had trained together and thus such a situation was impossible.
"The most recent propaganda is the misinformation that the MSS Force Commander is criticizing operations and placing blame on the PNH."
Signed by the mission's Force Commander Godfrey Otunge, the statement sought to unequivocally deny that such was the case and that the two forces would keep working hand in hand to silence the guns in Haiti.
"I want to put it clear that the working relationship between the DG PNH, NORMIL RAMEAU and I the MSS Force Commander, Godfrey Otunge has been and is as cordial and strong as ever," the
"The duo plan and organize security operations together and share resources for maximum impact. This is to put to notice those spreading propaganda that they will not succeed."
The mission has been fraught with uncertainty since the United States withheld some of its funding, leading to speculation that it was underfunded.
However, both the US, the Kenyan Government, and the MSS mission have denied this assertion, affirming that the funds necessary to run the mission are available.
