Family goes to court over fears for Kenyan police officer in Haiti

The relatives of a Kenyan police officer who went missing while working in Haiti have spoken of their anguish and anger at the Kenyan authorities over a lack of definite information about what has happened to him.

- Carlos Mureithi

Benedict Kuria and some colleagues of his were ambushed in March by suspected gang members. Haitian media reported that he had died, but Kenya's police service says a search is continuing.

"We've tried many times to get information from the government, but they've refused," said Kuria's wife, Miriam Watima.

Hundreds of Kenyan officers have been posted to Haiti as part of a US and UN-backed mission to help police in the Caribbean country get to grips with rampant gang violence. More than a million people have been forced from their homes in a relentless cycle of indiscriminate killings, kidnappings, gang rapes and arson.