High stakes for Kenya as it leads multi-national force into Haiti

"There is a very small window of opportunity for the Kenyans to show that they can, in fact, re-establish a modicum of order. If they can do that, then we will see what happens," Robert Fatton Jr., a professor at the University of Virginia told American security think tank Responsible Statecraft this week as an advance security team from Kenya was in Haiti to access the situation.

"I don't see how you can really re-impose a modicum of order in Haiti with 1,000 troops," he said.