Kenya Reports 1st Casualty in Haiti Anti-Gang Operation

Kenyan police officer dies during combat with Haiti’s criminal gangs
The spokesman of the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission, Jack Ombaka, has described as a “hero” the first casualty of the MSS, who died from injuries sustained during an anti-gang operation on Sunday.
Kenyan police officer killed confronting gang members in Haiti
A Kenyan police officer who was on patrol with the international security force in Haiti has been killed in a confrontation with gang members. The officer, 26-year-old Police Constable Samuel Kitwai, is the first casualty suffered by the Kenyan-led Multinational Security Support mission (MSS).
Kenya Reports First Casualty in Haiti Anti-Gang Operation
Kenya recorded its first casualty in Haiti after a Kenyan police officer succumbed to injuries sustained during an anti-gang operation in Port-au-Prince.
Kenyan police officer in Haiti to help rein in gangs is killed during operation in countryside
The incident happened in the the western Artibonite region. The police officer was airlifted out of the area, and died from his injuries, Godfrey Otunge, the commander of the Kenyan forces in Haiti, said in a statement.
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