A more in-depth look at "the troubles" that Moise had in Haiti - in his "fight" with the "oligarchs" --
..."After Moïse was elected, one of his key goals was to
reform the Haitian energy sector promising 24-hour electricity in a country plagued by
rolling blackouts and
fuel shortages. Roughly 80 percent of the electricity in Haiti is produced through imported diesel fuel. Many businesses and households use diesel generators for reliable electricity because the national electrical grid is too small. An oligopoly of just three independent power companies–Sogener, E-Power, and Haytrac—dominates energy imports. These companies then sell the fuel back to the Haitian state-run electricity provider Electricite d’Haiti. In 2019, the Moïse government
suspended contracts with these companies, took control of Sogener, and
arrested its executives on charges of overbilling the state. The slain president may have made the situation worse, as the electricity production in Port au Prince
dropped from 130 megawatts to less than 50 megawatts.
By attempting to reform the energy sector and
go after other monopolies, Moïse was biting the hand that fed him. He was
making enemies of former allies. Over the past few years, Moïse began to rail against elites in Haiti, arguing that they had controlled the nation. “The Haitian state is being held hostage, and the only way we can talk about development is to free the captured state,” he
stated in a speech in 2019.
Although Moïse’s attempts at reform failed, U.S. foreign policy could help. Washington has coddled monopolists abroad for too long through its trade policies, invitation to engage in lobbying, and lack of promoting anti-monopoly and competition policy. The U.S. has been providing Haiti aid and advising their governments for decades, yet the country has
no laws or regulations on competition. If Washington wants to avoid further political instability in Haiti and other countries, it should send ideas as well as aid. Promoting economic democracy through an anti-monopoly policy and conditioning at least some economic aid on anti-monopoly reform would be an essential first step."...
The killing of President Jovenal Moïse took place against a backdrop of elite power, anticompetitive policies, and the U.S. doing little to create open markets.
washingtonmonthly.com
(Washington Monthly, is considered to be a reliable source, although leaning to the left)