The family of a Kenyan police officer reported missing in Haiti has asked the government to tell them what they know so far.

Benedict Kabiru, 31, was reported missing on Tuesday after an armed gang ambushed them as they tried to rescue one of the vehicles that had stuck in the mud.

Kabiru is part of the Kenyan police officers deployed to Haiti under the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission to restore peace.

According to a statement from MSS, the incident occurred on Tuesday when a Haitian National Police (HNP) armored vehicle got stuck in a ditch along the Carrefour Paye-Savien Main Supply Route in the Pont-Sonde area.  Two MSS Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles were dispatched to assist in the recovery.