By KEVIN J. KELLEYMore by this AuthorA recent State Department report on United Nations voting records shows Kenya to be unswayed by Donald Trump administration threats to cut aid to countries that frequently oppose US positions. Kenya cast ballots in accord with the US stand on only 20 per cent of 93 final plenary votes in the UN General Assembly last year, according to the report. Burundi, however, had a rate of only 14 per cent agreement with the US. JERUSALEM VOTEOne key exception to this pattern occurred late last year when the General Assembly overwhelmingly rejected the Trump administration’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The State Department’s report on UN voting practices does not regard a country’s absence as an expression of opposition to a US position.

Source: Daily Nation May 03, 2018 11:15 UTC