The Kenyan police officer who was killed in an accident along the Kenscoff–Pétion-Ville road at Perlerin 9 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti was identified as corporal Kennedy Mutuku Nzuve.
He was attacked to Rapid Deployment Unit which is seen as one of the elite units of the Administration Police Service.
He was killed on August, 31 2025 in a tragic road traffic accident was killed along with a civilian after two armored vehicles were involved in an accident along a mountaintop road above Port-au-Prince.
In addition to the deaths, eight the Kenyan-led Multinational Security Support mission in Haiti (MSS) officers were injured, three of them critically, officials said.
“Corporal Kennedy Mutuku Nzuve was pronounced dead at Lambert Santé Hospital in Pétion-Ville,” MSS said in a statement.
The statement said Nzuve was a proud member of Kenya’s 3rd contingent to the MSS, where he consistently demonstrated courage, dedication, and unwavering commitment until his untimely passing.
Born on March 8, 1984 in Machakos County, he joined the National Police Service in 2005 and later served with the Rapid Deployment Unit (RDU).
Over the years, he served with distinction in various parts of Kenya, including Narok and Baringo counties, before taking up his final mission in Haiti.
On Monday, September 1, 2025, the MSS family—including personnel from Kenya, the Bahamas, Jamaica, El Salvador, Guatemala alongside staff from DMG, Amentum, Aspen, and GardaWorld—gathered at the main dining facility (Defac) at LSA1 to honor his memory in a solemn service before his remains were flown to the Dominican Republic for preservation and onward repatriation to Kenya.
“From all of us at MSS-Haiti, our thoughts and prayers are with Corporal Nzuve’s family, friends, and colleagues as they grieve this profound loss. We also wish a speedy recovery to those injured, who are thankfully out of danger,” the statement said.
The National Police Service (NPS) spokesman Muchiri Nyaga said they received the tragic news of the death on Monday morning.
“The incident occurred during a recovery operation involving two MaxxPro vehicles. During the towing process, the unfortunate accident happened, which also claimed the lives of two civilians and injured eight other MSS officers. Three of the injured are in a serious condition and are currently receiving medical care in hospital,” he said.
He said the service is making arrangements to repatriate the officer’s body to Kenya and is ensuring the injured personnel continue to receive the best possible medical care.
MSS spokesman Jack Ombaka said the accident occurred at approximately 5 p.m. Sunday August 31, 2025 along the Kenscoff–Pétion-Ville road at Pelerin 9 in the capital, during a recovery operation involving two MaxxPro vehicles.
“While one was towing the other due to a mechanical failure, an accident occurred,” he said. “Unfortunately, civilians were also involved.” The MaxxPro vehicles are the largest of the armored vehicles that were donated by the United States for use by the mission.
While one vehicle crashed into a wall, another subsequently overturned, the MSS said in an earlier statement.
“The injured were rushed to Lambert Santé Hospital in Pétion-Ville, where an MSS officer and a civilian were pronounced deceased,” said Ombaka.
This is the second time in a week that the security effort in Haiti has been struck by tragedy.
Less than two weeks ago, two members of the Haiti National Police SWAT unit were killed when a “kamikaze” drone exploded on the site where the officers were.
The mission has also lost two members of its force in gang ambushes while one has been confirmed dead the other is still been regarded as missing. Images shared online Sunday after the road fatality showed Haitians on the mountaintop road trying to assist with rescue operations after the collision, which brought traffic to a halt and forced motorists to seek an alternative route.
The Kenyan officer becomes the third to be killed since the officers arrived there in June 2024.
It comes amid efforts to address pressure from gangs operating in the area.
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