Senior Kenyan police officer on Haiti mission found dead in hotel in US
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Questions as Senior Kenyan Police officer, Chief Inspector Walter Nyankieya on the Haiti mission is found dead in US
Questions as Senior Kenyan Police officer, Chief Inspector Walter Nyankieya on the Haiti mission is found dead in US
United States authorities have opened investigations into the death of Walter Nyamato Nyankienya, a police officer who until his death worked as the assistant to the Deputy Inspector General Noor Gabow.
Nyamato was found dead inside his hotel room in the US after he reportedly failed to wake up from his sleep.
According to Deputy Inspector General of Police Noor Gabow, the officer was part of a team attending a seminar in the US on mission operations.
The cause of his death remains unclear for now, but the Deputy IG assured that the US officials were working to get to the bottom of the death.
“He was attending a seminar in the US when he was found dead in his room. We will know more,” Gabow said in response to the Nyamato’s death.
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The Police did not specify the nature of the mission Nyamato and his team were in the US.
However, his family confirmed on Wednesday, February 14, that they were dispatched for a reconnaissance on the Haiti mission.
The reports have since raised questions on whether or not the government was continuing with its preparations for the Haiti mission despite a court order declaring the plans unconstitutional.
Government adamant to carry on with Haiti police mission President William Roto’s government had in 2023 offered to lead a multinational mission backed by the United Nations in a bid to restore peace in Haiti which has for decades grappled with the effects of gangrelated activities.
As part of the mission, Kenya would contribute up to 1,000 police officers to Carribean Island nation to help coordinate the mission to protect key government installations.
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