Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka has called on President William Ruto to withdraw Kenyan police officers deployed to Haiti following the deaths of two officers.
Speaking on Friday, March 28, Kalonzo condemned the growing risks Kenyan security personnel face in Haiti and urged the government to take immediate action.
“President Ruto, bring back our boys. This is becoming too much. We have had peacekeeping missions abroad, such as in Sierra Leone.
“If you remember, General Mulinge brought all our boys back safely, even when some of them had been arrested. We have not had reported cases of us losing men who have gone on a peacekeeping mission,” he said.
Between February and March, two Kenyan police officers were reported killed while serving in Haiti as part of the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission.
The first officer, Samuel Tompoi Kaetuai, was fatally shot on February 23, by gangs in the Savien region of Haiti during a shootout.
After being injured, he was evacuated to a hospital but succumbed to his wounds.
His body was returned to Kenya and received by his family and senior police officials in Nairobi on March 10, 2025.
The second officer, Bénédict Kabiru, was killed on March 25, following a gang ambush in Pont-Sondé, located in the Artibonite region.
The incident occurred when MSS forces were assisting a Haitian National Police vehicle stuck in a ditch, suspected to have been deliberately dug by gangs.
Initially reported missing, his death was later confirmed by Haiti’s Presidential Transitional Council after videos circulating online showed his body.
“The Presidential Transitional Council (PTC) extends its deepest condolences to the government and people of Kenya, as well as to the family of Bénédict Kabiru, who fell on Monday, 24 March 2025, in Savien while carrying out his mission.
“This valiant police officer, engaged alongside Haitian forces in the fight against insecurity, made the ultimate sacrifice for a better future for our country. His bravery and commitment will never be forgotten,” read part of the statement by the PTC.
