Family of missing officer in Haiti moves to court in search for answers
Benedict Kabiru disappeared in Haiti on March 26 this year. However, the family has criticised the State’s silence on whether he is still alive.
The family of a 34-year-old police officer who went missing while on a peacekeeping mission in Haiti has moved to court, seeking to compel the government to explain his whereabouts.
Benedict Kabiru disappeared in Haiti on March 26 this year. However, the family has criticised the State’s silence on whether he is still alive.
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They are seeking clarification on whether Kabiru remains with the Kenyan contingent deployed to combat gang violence in Haiti.
In the petition filed in court, Kabiru's mother, Jacinta Wanjiku, his brother Phillip Kamau, and his uncle Daniel Ndung’u are demanding answers from relevant officials and Kabiru’s employer- the National Police Service. They are arguing that the government’s continued silence has caused them immense pain and suffering.
According to the family, Kabiru was recruited as an Administration Police officer and trained at the Embakasi Administration Police Training Centre.
Jacinta Kabiru, the mother of Kenyan police officer Benedict Kabiru who is in Haiti, speaking to journalists about her missing son on March 27, 2025. (Photo: Courtesy)
He was later posted to various stations, including Busia, Garissa, Mandera, Marsabit, Boni Forest, and Moyale, where he served in the Border Patrol Unit.
They stated that Kabiru joined the Multinational Security Support Mission to Haiti on July 15, last year, as part of the second contingent deployed under orders issued by the Government of Kenya.
“He was in good health and kept in touch with his family, updating them about his safety and work until March, when he suddenly went quiet following online reports that he had been captured by a gang said to have attacked an armoured vehicle he was in,” the court documents read.
According to the family, the Director of Operations at Police Headquarters dismissed the reports as fake news spread on social media. However, the senior officer reportedly went silent when the family pressed for more information on Kabiru’s whereabouts.
The petition has named Attorney General Dorcas Oduor, Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja, the National Police Service Commission, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, and Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi as respondents.
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