Heartless: Kabiru family learns of officer's death in Ruto speech

From left: Benedict Kabiru’s brother Philip Kamau, his mother Jacinta Wanjiku and uncle Daniel Ndungu address a press conference at their Kiambu home, on September 23, 2025.  [Juliet Omelo, Standard]

If there is one family that has endured unbearable anguish in recent months, it is that of Benedict Kabiru, the young Kenyan police officer dispatched to Haiti under the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission.

Kabiru was among 1,000 officers chosen for the high-risk deployment, sent thousands of kilometres from home with hopes of building a better life for his young family. But his story has become one of heartbreak and unanswered questions.