The Director General of the Haitian National Police (PNH), André Jonas Vladimir Paraison, has offered his condolences to Kenya following the tragic death of Kenyan officer Mutuku Nzuve, who was deployed to Haiti under the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS).
Nzuve died on Sunday, August 31, following a road accident in Pétion-Ville during a recovery operation. Corporal Nzuve was rushed to Lambert Santé Hospital in Pétion-Ville, where he was pronounced dead.
In a show of solidarity and respect, Paraison led a high-level delegation to meet the MSS leadership on Thursday, September 4.
The Haitian Police chief was accompanied by senior members of the PNH High Command, including Commander-in-Chief Berson Soljour, Central Director of the Administrative Police Jacques Joël Orival, Inspector General-in-Chief Frédéric Leconte, Central Director of Administration and General Services Alain Auguste, and PNH spokesperson Michel Ange Louis Jeane.
In his remarks, Paraison expressed regret over Nzuve's death and extended condolences to the corporal's family, the MSS, and the Kenyan people in general.
More importantly, Paraison confirmed that the Police Nationale d’Haïti (PNH) continues to support the mission to eradicate gangs from Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, despite losing a key member in Nzuve.
The body of Corporal Nzuve was airlifted to Sedimat Hospital in the Dominican Republic on Monday, September 1.
Two other Kenyan officers injured in the same road accident remain under treatment at the facility but are out of danger.
The contingent of Kenyan police officers in Haiti recently received rare backing from the United States, which commended them for their efforts in preventing gang violence in the Caribbean nation.
Addressing the press on Friday, August 22, the US Ambassador in Haiti, Henry Wooster, expressed satisfaction with Kenya's leadership and participation in the anti-gang mission.
The United Nations also recently approved an extension of the political mandate in the troubled Caribbean nation.
The new mandate could pave the way for Kenyan officers to receive a boost or an extension to their deployment, which was initially set to end in October 2025. However, it remains unclear whether the mission itself will be formally extended.
