Africa: Why Kenya Hasn't Given a Cent to Earthquake-Devastated Haiti

5 February 2010
opinion

Governments all over the world have pledged more than $1 billion (Sh75 billion) in emergency aid to Haiti.

The givers include some of the poorest African countries, such as Liberia, Sierra Leone and Rwanda. Liberia and Sierra Leone, which gave $50,000 each, are rebuilding after years of bloody civil war, while Rwanda, which gave $100,000, is poorer than Haiti.

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