Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Korir Sing’oei has mourned the death of Corporal Kennedy Mutuku Nzuve, a Kenyan police officer who died Sunday during a mission in Haiti.
Corporal Nzuve was part of the Kenyan third contingent to the Haiti deployment under the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission.
Reports indicate that he was involved in a tragic road accident on August 31, 2025, along the Kenscoff–Pétion-Ville road at Perlerin 9 while on a recovery operation.
Two civilians also died in the incident, while eight MSS officers sustained injuries.
They were first treated at the Aspen Level 2 Hospital at the LSA 2 before arrangements were made to airlift them to the Dominican Republic for specialised care.
He was rushed to Lambert Santé Hospital in Pétion-Ville but was pronounced dead shortly after.
In his condolence message, Sing’oei described Nzuve as a patriot who gave his life in the pursuit of global peace.
“Deeply saddened by the news of the loss of Corporal Kennedy Mutuku Nzuve, a member of Kenya’s deployment in the MSS in Haiti,” he wrote.
“We condole with the entire deployment under Commander Godfrey Otunge as well as Corporal Mutuku’s family. May his supreme sacrifice contribute to a more peaceful Haiti,” said the PS.
On Monday, September 1, colleagues from Kenya and other MSS partner nations, including officers from the Bahamas, Jamaica, El Salvador, and Guatemala, held a solemn memorial service at the mission’s main dining facility in LSA1.
His remains were later flown to the Dominican Republic for preservation ahead of repatriation to Kenya.
The MSS hailed Corporal Nzuve as “one of its finest officers,” noting that his courage, dedication, and service will remain an enduring example of commitment to duty.
According to the MSS, Nzuve, born on March 8, 1984, in Machakos County, joined the National Police Service in 2005 and later served in the Rapid Deployment Unit (RDU).
Over the years, he worked in various regions, including Narok and Baringo, before taking up the Haiti mission.
