Haitian police officers Monday demanded better protection and treatment a day after gunmen killed a Kenyan police officer who was part of a U.N.-backed mission tasked with fighting gangs in the troubled Caribbean country.

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, 26-year-old Police Constable Samuel Kitwai, is the first casualty suffered by the Kenyan-led Multinational Security Support mission (MSS).

Kenya recorded its first casualty in Haiti after a Kenyan police officer succumbed to injuries sustained during an anti-gang operation in Port-au-Prince.

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

In a statement issued on Monday, U.S. Chargé d'Affaires to Kenya, Marc Dillard, expressed deep condolences to the officer's family and praised the bravery of Kenyan forces contributing to global security efforts.

The multinational security support mission in Haiti suffered its first casualty Sunday, after a Kenyan police officer died from injuries he sustained during an anti-gang operation north of the capital,