Haiti mission troops welcomed home, praised for bravery abroad

Kenya Police Officers who were deployed to Haiti are welcomed by their colleagues upon their arrival at the Embakasi Airforce in Nairobi on December 9, 2025. [Boniface Okendo, Standard] Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen yesterday hosted a luncheon for the 230 police officers who jetted back into the country from the Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission in Haiti. The event held at the Embakasi Police College 'A' Campus celebrated the exploits by the officers in the Caribbean nation where they have been since July 2024. The officers jetted back into Kenya on Tuesday night where they were received by Deputy Inspector General of Police Gilbert Masengeli (Administration Police) and Eliud Lagat (Kenya Police) and National Security Advisor Monica Juma. Speaking at the event, Murkomen said that the officers involved in the MSS mission had proven the naysayers wrong and succeeded where others had failed. "You have succeeded and not just succeeded but exceeded expectations," he said. He advised the National Police Service (NPS) officers to use the money made from the mission wisely telling them not to look for second wives. "Between us and the office of the IG, we will see what we can do before you go home," said Murkomen. He said that the 217 officers who left the country for Haiti on Monday were there to facilitate the transition of the mission adding that Kenya was committed to ensure that there are no gaps. According to Murkomen, without MSS, the country would still be on gang's choke hold saying children are now able to write national examinations and normal activities like transportation had resumed. He congratulated the officers saying that they had adhered to the code of conduct of the mission saying no reports of human rights violations had been reported. "You went there and kept your standards very high and now people know all over the world that Kenyans are disciplined people and have disciplined police officers," said Murkomen. His dispelled rumours that some senior government officials were benefiting from the mission saying that Kenya took up a challenge and was successful in its execution. Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja said that the officers will grace the Jamhuri Day celebrations tomorrow at Nyayo National Stadium. According to the IG, the officers had gained experience that will assist NPS, adding that this was not their last mission. "We can get some very good modules for training officers in different levels." He said that some of the officers especially the ones above 50 years would be promoted to different ranks.DIG Masengeli said that the officers had proven that that Kenyan police are among the best in the world. He said that NPS will continue to stand with the families of Benedict Kabiru, Samuel Tompoi and Mutuku Nzuve who were killed in Haiti. Clapperton Imbiru the MSS deputy commander said that the officers had undertaken mission impossible but they had done their part and came back safely. "We have learnt big lessons as NPS because we took a venture that was against the oath of many people," he said. Ferdinand Mwinga, speaking on behalf of the 230 officers, said they had maintained professionalism during the mission which saw the reopening of the airport, schools and police training academies.

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