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The Multinational Security Support Mission to Haiti (MSS-Haiti) has confirmed the identity of the Kenyan police officer who died in a road accident during a peacekeeping operation on Sunday, August 31, 2025.
According to MSS-Haiti, the fallen officer was Corporal Kennedy Mutuku Nzuve, 41, a member of the National Police Serviceβs Rapid Deployment Unit (RDU).
He died following a crash along the KenscoffβPΓ©tion-Ville road at Perlerin 9 and was pronounced dead at Lambert SantΓ© Hospital in PΓ©tion-Ville.
MSS-Haiti noted that Corporal Nzuve, born on March 8, 1984, in Machakos County, joined the police service in 2005 and served in various parts of Kenya, including Narok and Baringo counties, before deploying to Haiti as part of Kenyaβs third contingent to the mission.
On Monday, September 1, 2025, personnel from Kenya, the Bahamas, Jamaica, El Salvador, Guatemala, and partner organizations including DMG, Amentum, Aspen, and GardaWorld gathered at LSA1 in PΓ©tion-Ville for a memorial service in his honor.
His remains were later flown to the Dominican Republic for preservation ahead of repatriation to Kenya.
According to MSS-Haiti, several peacekeepers were injured in the accident but are out of danger.
The mission also expressed gratitude to the Forces ArmΓ©es dβHaΓ―ti (FAdβH), the Haitian National Police (PNH), local residents, and fellow officers who provided emergency assistance at the scene.
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- According to MSS-Haiti, the fallen officer was Corporal Kennedy Mutuku Nzuve, 41, a member of the National Police Serviceβs Rapid Deployment Unit (RDU).
The Multinational Security Support Mission to Haiti (MSS-Haiti) has confirmed the identity of the Kenyan police officer who died in a road accident during a peacekeeping operation on Sunday, August 31, 2025.
According to MSS-Haiti, the fallen officer was Corporal Kennedy Mutuku Nzuve, 41, a member of the National Police Serviceβs Rapid Deployment Unit (RDU).
He died following a crash along the KenscoffβPΓ©tion-Ville road at Perlerin 9 and was pronounced dead at Lambert SantΓ© Hospital in PΓ©tion-Ville.
MSS-Haiti noted that Corporal Nzuve, born on March 8, 1984, in Machakos County, joined the police service in 2005 and served in various parts of Kenya, including Narok and Baringo counties, before deploying to Haiti as part of Kenyaβs third contingent to the mission.
On Monday, September 1, 2025, personnel from Kenya, the Bahamas, Jamaica, El Salvador, Guatemala, and partner organizations including DMG, Amentum, Aspen, and GardaWorld gathered at LSA1 in PΓ©tion-Ville for a memorial service in his honor.
His remains were later flown to the Dominican Republic for preservation ahead of repatriation to Kenya.
According to MSS-Haiti, several peacekeepers were injured in the accident but are out of danger.
The mission also expressed gratitude to the Forces ArmΓ©es dβHaΓ―ti (FAdβH), the Haitian National Police (PNH), local residents, and fellow officers who provided emergency assistance at the scene.
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