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| UNODC Exec. Dir. Yuri Fedotov (left) meeting with Thuita Mwangi, Kenya's Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary (Source: Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs) |
The Standard (Nairobi) - Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of the UN’s Office on Drugs and Crime, created a plan to fight African human trafficking by increasing the prosecution of trafficking pirates by way of strengthened African courts. Fedetov’s plan continues the UN’s study of the current performance and operation of Kenyan courts while starting a legal technical assistance pilot program in 3 provinces. The pilot program requires a Kenyan created anti-corruption strategy within 2 years of the pilot program’s end. Fedetov’s plan also calls for legal infrastructure building for Somalia and any African nation willing to prosecute pirates in order to reduce Kenya’s prosecution burden.
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(Reliability: 9/10)
Comment: (Source Reliability: No issues of bias or inaccuracy in the source. However, the source does not indicate a Director Fedotov's level of focus on a purely African response to piracy and human trafficking.)
Analysis: In June of 2010, the German ambassador to Kenya released analysis into Kenya's motivation for combating pirates. The primary reason Kenya has tackled piracy off its is to resolve economic impacts from piracy in various Kenyan industries and protect citizens. Kenya has begun to cooperate with international navies and taken the lead among the international community in prosecuting pirates. However, Kenya's increased demand for assistance and responsibility from the the international community in prosecution will likely mean that UNODC assistance will be accepted but not satisfy the Kenyan government. More over, this acceptance of UNODC assistance means Kenya is targeting human trafficking as means to disrupt Somali pirates. However, as Kenya's burden of Somali refugees and piracy continues to grow and exceed the proportion endured by other nations, Kenya will likely decrease refugee or piracy efforts and expect more action against piracy from the international community.
Should Kenya decrease piracy prosecutions and/or refugee efforts, the UNODC will have to reevaluate its strategy and potentially restructure its strategy to either continue to support the Kenyan legal infrastructure or target international responsibility for pirate prosecution. However, considering the desire and strategy of Director Fedotov to build a purely or majority African and self-sustained response to piracy and human trafficking, the latter strategy rather than the former strategy would be adopted. However, the degree of likelihood can not be determined from this source since no statement is made as to the UNODC's level of desire for a purely or majority African response. Additionally, Director Fedotov's recent installation as Executive Director this month has not given enough time to determine how committed he is to a purely or majority African response to piracy and human trafficking.
Comment Continued: Background into the Existence of Kenya's Pirate Courts (Source: NTVKeyna/Youtube)
Comment: (Source Reliability: No issues of bias or inaccuracy in the source. However, the source does not indicate a Director Fedotov's level of focus on a purely African response to piracy and human trafficking.)
Analysis: In June of 2010, the German ambassador to Kenya released analysis into Kenya's motivation for combating pirates. The primary reason Kenya has tackled piracy off its is to resolve economic impacts from piracy in various Kenyan industries and protect citizens. Kenya has begun to cooperate with international navies and taken the lead among the international community in prosecuting pirates. However, Kenya's increased demand for assistance and responsibility from the the international community in prosecution will likely mean that UNODC assistance will be accepted but not satisfy the Kenyan government. More over, this acceptance of UNODC assistance means Kenya is targeting human trafficking as means to disrupt Somali pirates. However, as Kenya's burden of Somali refugees and piracy continues to grow and exceed the proportion endured by other nations, Kenya will likely decrease refugee or piracy efforts and expect more action against piracy from the international community.
Should Kenya decrease piracy prosecutions and/or refugee efforts, the UNODC will have to reevaluate its strategy and potentially restructure its strategy to either continue to support the Kenyan legal infrastructure or target international responsibility for pirate prosecution. However, considering the desire and strategy of Director Fedotov to build a purely or majority African and self-sustained response to piracy and human trafficking, the latter strategy rather than the former strategy would be adopted. However, the degree of likelihood can not be determined from this source since no statement is made as to the UNODC's level of desire for a purely or majority African response. Additionally, Director Fedotov's recent installation as Executive Director this month has not given enough time to determine how committed he is to a purely or majority African response to piracy and human trafficking.
Comment Continued: Background into the Existence of Kenya's Pirate Courts (Source: NTVKeyna/Youtube)
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