Body of Police Officer Kennedy Mutuko Nzuve Who Died in Haiti Arrives in Kenya

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An image of National Police Service carrying Corporal Kennedy Mutuko Nzuve, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), Nairobi on September 26, 2025.

The body of police officer Kennedy Mutuko Nzuve, who died in Haiti, arrived at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), Nairobi, on the evening of September 26, 2025.

Corporal Nzuve died in Haiti on September 1 after being involved in a fatal road accident.

The body was received by the National Police Service (NPS) fraternity, led by the Commandant of the National Police College Embakasi 'A' Campus and Isaac Alimaa, SAIG, together with corporal’s family.

Corporal Nzuve tragically lost his life in the accident while serving with the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSSM) in Haiti. 

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An image of Corporal Kennedy Mutuko Nzuve's family at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on September 26, 2025.

According to the NPS, Corporal Nzuve's body has been taken to the Chiromo Mortuary while the burial arrangements are being made.

“Following the reception, the body was transferred to Chiromo Mortuary for preservation. Burial arrangements will be communicated at a later date,” part of the statement reads.

NPS in the statement also expressed their condolences to the family, colleagues of the late officer and his friends.

"The National Police Service conveys its deepest and most heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of the fallen officer and assures them of its unwavering support during this period of profound sorrow," it stated.

Several Kenyan police officers were deployed to Haiti for the MSSM in June 2024.

Missing Officer Confirmed Dead

Another police officer, who had been missing since March, was confirmed dead this week. The police revealed that Benedict Kabiru disappeared in March 2025 after being abducted by a gang attacked him and his colleagues. 

In a statement released on Thursday, September 25, the police announced they received information about Kabiru's passing, six months after his disappearance.

"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," a statement from the NPS read.

"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."

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An image of Benedict Kabiru, one of the police officers who died in Haiti during a Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission
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