The National Police Service (NPS) has dismissed reports that some of its officers deployed to Haiti on a UN backed peacekeeping mission have been killed.
This was after claims surfaced online that seven officers had been killed in the war-torn Caribbean nation as armed gangs mounted more pressure against the deployed troops.
NPS, through its social media channels, flagged as fake a clip that had made rounds on social media platforms, especially TikTok, insinuating that seven of the officers had been overpowered and killed by the gangs.
— National Police Service-Kenya (@NPSOfficial_KE) July 1, 2024
The police service did not provide further information about the mission or the state of the Kenyan troops.
The reports had emerged barely a week after President William Ruto flagged off the first batch of 400 police officers who flew to Haiti to help restore peace and lead a United Nations-backed peacekeeping mission.
