Family to hold mock burial for Kabiru as Kenya's Haiti mission ends

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]

The family of Benedict Kabiru, the police officer killed in Haiti while on a security operation, is planning to conduct a mock burial after losing hope that his body will ever be found.

This comes as Kenya is withdrawing her officers from the Caribbean country where their mandate officially ends on March 31, 2026.