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By Winfrey Owino | Feb. 24, 2025

A Kenyan officer in Haiti Mission has died after sustaining injuries in Segur-Savien region of the carribean nation.

Force Commander Godfrey Otunge says efforts to save the deceased’s life were futile. He died after being airlifted to Aspen Level 2 Hospital on Sunday.

“Today, Sunday, February 23rd, 2025, one of our MSS officers from the Kenyan contingent was injured during an operation in SÉGUR SAVIEN, in the Artibonite department. The officer was immediately airlifted to Aspen Level 2 Hospital but, unfortunately, succumbed to the injuries,” Otunge said in a statement.

Reports indicate that the shooting happened in the western Artibonite region, where Kenyan police were sent to neutralize Haitian gangs.

In a statement, the National Police Service says the family of the deceased has been notified.

“The family of the deceased has been notified. The Service conveys its deepest sympathies to family and friends of the fallen Police Officer, and assures them of our unwavering support during this trying period,” a statement by the police spokesperson reads.

They had been conducting an operation in the region since last week.

The Kenyan mission said in a statement that officers responded to a plea for help from residents in an area known as Pont-Sonde.

In the past months, hundreds of Kenyan police officers to help weak Haitian law enforcement restore normalcy in the country.

A few weeks ago, 200 more police officers to join the more than 600 officers already working alongside Haiti’s National Police as part of a multinational force boosted by soldiers and police deployed by countries including Jamaica, Guatemala and El Salvador.