Nairobi, September 25- The family of missing APS officer Benedict Kabiru says senior police officials have now informed them that he died around six months ago—contradicting recent claims by the Office of the Attorney General.
According to his uncle, Daniel Kabiru, a group of senior APS officers visited their home in Thamdabu, Kikuyu constituency, on Wednesday night. During the visit, the family was told that Kabiru had died half a year earlier, although his body has not been found.
“The officers were very brief,” Daniel said in a phone interview. The family was then instructed to report to police headquarters at Jogoo House the following morning for more details.
This revelation directly clashes with the position of the Attorney General’s office. In court, State Counsel Dorcas Oduor maintained that there was no record confirming Kabiru’s death, saying police had not provided any official communication.
The contradiction has raised questions, especially since President William Ruto recently mentioned Kabiru by name while addressing the UN General Assembly in New York, paying tribute to Kenyan officers who lost their lives in service.
“I must use this opportunity to honour Kenyan officers Samuel Tumoi, Benedict Kabiru and Kennedy Nzumbi who lost their lives in line of duty,” Ruto said.
For Kabiru’s relatives, the President’s statement was shocking, as they had been living in uncertainty for six months, still considering him a missing person until the police finally acknowledged his death after the presidential tribute.
The disclosure comes shortly after the death of another Kenyan officer, Corporal Mutuku, who was killed in a road accident in Haiti—bringing the known Kenyan death toll in the mission to at least four.
