Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has revealed that the National Police Service (NPS) will reintegrate the Kenyan Police officers deployed in the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSSM) in Haiti immediately they come back.
In a press briefing on Thursday, September 25, Murkomen claimed that the NPS will leverage the experience the officers have gained in the mission to reinforce security in the country.
Murkomen further hinted that some of the officers, especially those who are leading the teams in the Haiti mission, will be considered for promotion in the service.
According to Murkomen, during the mission, which he labelled as a huge success, the officers have enabled the Haitian Government to regain control of critical infrastructures such as airports and government buildings, which were once overtaken by criminal gangs.
"If there is something I'm looking forward to, it is once our officers have come back, the experience they have gained there, they will use it to better our police operations. If you look at the Junior officers who are leading teams there, they have gained much experience, and I'm sure that when they come back, they will rise in ranks and become leaders," Murkomen said.
"Under the leadership of President William Ruto, we have gone out and we have demonstrated that it is very possible to liberate Haiti from gangs, and this was a conscious decision made by the government of Kenya," he added
According to Murkomen, after the mission is complete, Kenya will be projected as a country that is known for humanity, a factor that he claims will contribute to ensuring that the country receives vital support from the international community in its agenda.
The Interior boss has further said that the government expects a new robust framework to guide the mission after this year's United Nations session, to improve its effectiveness.
"Sometimes, as Kenyans, we need to celebrate ourselves because in the past we were not. If you look at the flag of Namibia and South Sudan, it resembles ours because of the work we have done there, where we have conducted such missions, and that is why we continue getting support from the International community," Muskomen stated.
The announcement comes hours after the NPS confirmed the death of Benedict Kabiru, the officer who went missing during the mission six months ago.
The NPS, in their statement, reiterated that before information of Kabiru's demise, they were in constant communication with Kabiru's family in the wake of the March attack, as they sought to determine his whereabouts.
"The officer had been reported missing while on duty the previous day, on March 25, following an ambush on the Carrefour Paye-Savien main supply route in the Pont-Sonde area of the Artibonite Department," NPS stated.
"In a tragic turn of events, the National Police Service (NPS) received information regarding the death of the missing police officer, and the family has been notified," it added.
