Kenyan authorities say one of their officers sent to Haiti to help rein in violent gangs was killed in an operation in the countryside

A Kenyan police officer deployed to Haiti as part of the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSSM) has died, marking the first reported casualty since the mission began.

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 is the first casualty suffered by the Kenyan-led Multinational Security Support mission (MSS).