For nearly three weeks after Kenyan police officer Benedict Kabiru went missing while on duty in Haiti, his family is still groping in the dark; confused, anxious, and increasingly frustrated by what they describe as government silence and neglect.

According to the family, what began as a hopeful wait for answers has turned into a painful ordeal of unanswered calls, broken promises, and emotional distress.

Speaking to The Sunday Standard at their home in Kiambu, the family said that they have been left to pursue officials for information, with no clear communication from the National Police Service or the Ministry of Interior. "We are in distress.

It is us who are making follow-ups, not the government.