That is why Kenya must think very carefully before sending 1,000 police officers to dance with death in Haiti. The first democratically elected President, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, was captured by Western powers. America, Canada, and other Western powers have distinct commercial interests in Haiti. But Kenya is willing to use its naked paws to remove American nuts for them from the blazing fires of Haiti. From the Congress of Vienna and Concert of Europe in 1814 to the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, on to the UN Charter in 1945, the international system is about self-interest.

Source: Daily Nation March 16, 2024 05:16 UTC