The family of the missing police officer in the Haitian peacekeeping mission has moved to court to force the government to explain his whereabouts and condition.
Benedict Kabiru went missing in Haiti on March 26 this year, but the State has remained silent on whether he is alive and if he is still with his Kenyan counterparts who were sent to deal with Haitian gangs. His mother, Jacinta Wanjiku, his brother Phillip Kamau, and his uncle Daniel Ndung'u have now sued the Attorney General Dorcas Oduor, Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja, National Police Service Commission, Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, and the Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi.
They are seeking to get answers from the officials and their employer (National Police Service), arguing that the continued silence has caused them untold pain and suffering.
According to the trio, Kabiru was recruited as an administration police officer and trained at Embakasi Administration Police Training Centre, after which he was posted to various stations, including Busia, Garissa, Mandera, Marsabit, Boni Forest, and Moyale, where he served in the Border Patrol Unit.
