On Sunday, 31 August 2025, at approximately 1700 hours, a tragic road traffic accident occurred along the Kenscoff–Pétion-Ville road at Perlerin 9 during a recovery operation. In that moment, the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) in Haiti lost one of its finest officers. Corporal Kennedy Mutuku Nzuve was pronounced dead at Lambert Santé Hospital in Pétion-Ville.
Corporal Nzuve was a proud member of Kenya’s 3rd contingent to the MSS, where he consistently demonstrated courage, dedication, and unwavering commitment until his untimely passing. Born on 8 March 1984 in Machakos County, he joined the National Police Service in 2005 and later served with the Rapid Deployment Unit (RDU). Over the years, he served with distinction in various parts of Kenya, including Narok and Baringo counties, before taking up his final mission in Haiti.
On Monday, 1 September 2025, the MSS family—including personnel from Kenya, the Bahamas, Jamaica, El Salvador, Guatemala alongside staff from DMG, Amentum, Aspen, and GardaWorld—gathered at the main dining facility (Defac) at LSA1 to honor his memory in a solemn service before his remains were flown to the Dominican Republic for preservation and onward repatriation to Kenya.
The MSS extends its heartfelt gratitude to the first responders—including the Forces Armées d’Haïti (FAd’H), the Haitian National Police (PNH), local residents, and MSS officers—whose swift actions helped evacuate the injured.
From all of us at MSS-Haiti, our thoughts and prayers are with Corporal Nzuve’s family, friends, and colleagues as they grieve this profound loss. We also wish a speedy recovery to those injured, who are thankfully out of danger.
May the soul of Corporal Kennedy Mutuku Nzuve rest in eternal peace.
