a terrible superstition has spread in kenya that sex with children is aids. the african mission. the african children struggle to talk about it they bury it all inside my feed you can see in their eyes that they're crying but they hardly talk about it they were raised this way. you hardly ever hear anyone complaining even if they haven't eaten in two days. they still greet you with a smile. grows in the human animal. a boy from the santa monica ofen age who also came from the streets knows exactly how dangerous life there is. he helped to six year old mary and took it to sister luisa who had built a home for disadvantaged children and teenagers in the affluent outskirts of nairobi. we took her in and gave her a medical exam it turned out that she had been raped and that she was losing your friend and wasn't well or even funny we thought she might need an operation and you know what i'd say on how. mary got through the operation well she's eleven now thanks to sister luisa she has a future. yeah . yeah. yeah. i know you are use the life here isn't. your life y

it is absolutely unsettling and to know where kenya has come from you know dating back to. situation back in two thousand and eight to hear politicians speak such language is very unfortunate it has a huge impact you know just from the eighth of august to where we are today i could only has lost tremendously you know according to you know private sector lions over six billion dollars i've been the last just within a space of two mint the kenyan international debt has climbed of with thirty best going to six percent it's unfortunate that this rhetorical have an impact on what they're doing is making their supporters agitated and it's not what they need i mean and to hear comments of something like militia both by honorable ruta and good jury has just repeated that you know people who are desperate to see some leadership both from the do believe side of it and then as a side will not benefit from such rhetoric and i keep saying our democracy is very messy as we've seen but i know that our kenyan people are very resilient but what the what i'm seeing on the ground unfortunatel

this is you know we news live from berlin in kenya the polls are closed and votes are being counted in that countries rerun presidential election presidents who are kenya once voters to give him a nother term but take two of this contested poll has been marred by clashes and they look for voter turnout after the opposition called for a boycott where nairobi. also coming up confusion in catalonia the regions leader was out snap elections a could have staved off the record by madrid a day before spanish lawmakers are due to decide on his own this president of the what will take you to barcelona for the very latest we are really grateful. for everybody who supported us legally an emotional reunion german human rights organizer peter shortener is free on bail from a turkish prison he and other activists on trial for turning related charges zain as politically motivated. and also coming up traitors in frankfurt taken by surprise the chief executive of the stock exchange operator resigns caught up in allegations of insider trading brett the trading floor. and a royal farewell ties pay their

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elsewhere in western kenya, two people were shot dead. they are continuing to try to prevent any voting from taking place at this station. thrown -- [indiscernible] >> what do you want? >> i want a edible election. >> and you don't believe this is credible? >> this is not credible. this is a sham election. [speaking foreign language] >> inside, league officials were forced to acknowledge defeat. [indiscernible] violence is localized. kenya is not sliding into day of, but on this isision, the fear credibility of the democracy. jane: for more, i'm joined by an era woods. she is a foreign-policy expert with an emphasis on africa. thank you for coming. under the circumstances, is it possible to have a fair election in kenya? ms. woods: short answer, no. quite frankly, there is almost a constitutional crisis in kenya. as we have seen today, it was not a fair and free process. you have a supreme court in kenya that was actually quite courageous in saying the first election did not meet constitutional merit and should processled and yet, the to

this was a change for kenya. you just believe it wasn't done in the right way. >> well look, it is not what i believe, the evidence of it is magazinessive. why did a very conservative supreme court, raila odinga said if he lost this election again, remember, the last two elections, last previous elections were both rigged. in 2007 mass violence broke out and it took the personal involvement of conned leeza rice who traveled to kenya to make sure that they coshared the presidency, coshared basically the presidency with raila odinga. because raila had won. so this is a history we have of election fraud. but this time, it was greater. >> glor: as a kenyan, explain to me the importance, the strategic importance of kenya to the united states and the united states to kenya. >> sure. first of all, kenya, is one of the closest allies of the united states and of the west generally, without question. the largest embassy in african-- africa, u.s. is in nie robi it is vital-- nairobi. it is vital to u.s. interests because it

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the government we've just come back from interviewing the deputy president of kenya william. that. they are more than ninety five percent of the votes cast and that it's just a matter of time before president who took. him. for another in office now what has kenya's most concerned however is the killings going on in some parts of nairobi with some militias allied to politicians cutting out killings of different ethnic groups police say they're looking for the politicians more of those militias. talks minor they're talking about having had a conversation with william russo we had a conversation with him as well in the last forty five minutes with mr ruled out any talks saying it was kenyans who chose not to vote when all the country on the end of all got fifteen million kenyans forty. in this election seven point six million kenyans wanted those who did not vote was asked to boycott the election by the opposition it is a choice that citizens make in kenya it is not it is not mandatory for anybody to want it is our choice that you make you choose to vote or you choose not to vote wha

to the united states and the united states to kenya. salim: kenya is one of the closest allies of the united states without question. the largest u.s. embassy and -- in africa. it is fight tilted to u.s. interests because it is key in the economic and security framework. in somalia, we have al-shabab terrorism. both its economic potential and democratic society, and for the region as a whole, if kenya goes, so goes the region. that region has had seven wars and millions of deaths, somalia, ethiopia, sudan. kenya is the one stable place. that is why the u.s. takes so much interest. this time around, unlike in 2008 when we had violence, the u.s. is giving everything to the envoys in nairobi. this is why he was in london last week, addressed them, and that had an impact, engagement from the u.s. >> do you feel like you are getting that engagement? >> i think are getting more engagements than his trip to the u.k., but what will trigger greater engagement right now is the last 24 hours. as you said, the commissioner who runs the elections hi

reelected but at what cost in kenya's president kenyatta wins ninety eight percent in a repeat though he says his victory is the will of the people despite an opposition boycott and widespread protests. i bring it's good to have you with us we begin in washington with a story that is engulfing the u.s. capital donald trump's former campaign chief paul man afford to and his deputy rick gates have pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy and money laundering they were the first indictment stemming from the probe into alleged russian interference in the u.s. election it was also revealed today that another former top adviser george papadopoulos has pleaded guilty to lying to f.b.i. agents donald trump denies any collusion between his campaign team and moscow. the noose is tightening after five months of probing alleged collusion between the trump election campaign and russia special counsel robert muller reveals charges against three former campaign officials on monday morning president trump's former campaign manager. seen here on the left surrendered to federal authorities the indic

it has been going backwards in kenya. some say they have gone forward because this was the first electronic voting. you believe it was not done in the right way. >> the evidence of it is massive. remember, the last previous two elections were both rigged. mass violence broke out and took the personal involvement of condoleezza rice who travel to kenya to make sure the presidency was co-shared. this is a history we have of itction fraud, but this time was greater. >> explained to me the importance of kenya to the united states and the united states to kenya. salim: kenya is one of the closest allies of the united states without question. u.s. embassy and africa. it is fight tilted u.s. interests because it is key in the economic and security framework. in somalia we have al-shabab terrorism. economic potential and democratic society, and for the region as a whole, if kenya goes, so goes the region. warsregion has had seven and millions of deaths, ethiopia, sudan. kenya is the one stable place. the u.s. takes so much intere

was kenya's greatest democratic test. but that is the season. of the judiciary. suffices to show the world. that kenya. is and is sincere in its commitment. to being a modern democratic state. now fellow kenyans. the judges made it clear. that fresh. presidential elections. must happen within. sixty days. and must be supervised. by v independent electoral. and boundaries commission. and even with everything that has happened. since that court ruling. really does. for more political persuasion. have no choice but to abide by that rule. and to abide. by the constitution. that we as kenyans passed in twenty ten. fellow kenyans. tomorrow. we head to the polls. tomorrow we ask god. for his guidance. we ask god. to look over us and to grant each and every one of us is them. and peace. in these testing times. tomorrow. we have yet another opportunity. to show the world. that we. are free modern state preoccupied with striving for unity. peace. shared progress and shared prosperity. not only do we have a chance to reaffirm our constitutional. and democratic the democrati

gets to every corner of kenya every region of kenya it is no longer possible for anybody to say that any part of kenya can be marginalized number one number two we have land and were left on the events of two thousand and eight two thousand and seven where we almost lost the country we are not fooled it is only fools who learn from their mistakes the events of two thousand and eight two thousand two thousand and seven two thousand and seven two thousand and eight will never happen again in kenya ok one last point you seem to basically be saying that kenya and kenyans have to lean into the discomfort of this arguably that will never work but will go with as a central assumption off the back of that we've got on tape royal at the dentist saying he is prepared to talk presumably within a parameter of another election happening within three months ninety days is what is mr kenyatta central message to royal dingo will they come together and talk to each other or negotiate through something like the supreme court again or the electoral commission again our statement and our position to our

violence has engulfed kenya since thursday's contested election rerun. and some opposition strongholds like this nairobi slum clashes between protesters and authorities have been deadly this has led the electoral commission to suspend polling indefinitely. when it comes to stuff that attorney. when the lives. we. voting was originally postponed until today in four counties and west in kenya after demonstrators disrupted polling on thursday. opposition candidates. warned election officials that another poll would only lead to more bloodshed but they had called for a boycott of the elections and only one in three kenyans have cost a vote. the ballots that have been cost of being counted but the results on likely to end months of political uncertainty and violence and this divided country . correspondent catherine on wonder joy is that joins us from the kenyan capital nairobi. catherine we've seen buildings on fire we've seen these terrible images of people covered in blood is there any hope that politicians will be able to bring kenya back from the brink.

the ballots are being counted in kenya's repeat presidential election but take two of the polls been marred by deadly clashes a boycott and low turnout we'll have more from nairobi. i'm brian thomas a very warm welcome to the show the standoff between spain and catalonia is coming to a head at this hour with the spanish senate about to vote on invoking article one fifty five of the constitution now they're expected to back the government and put catalonia under direct rule from madrid yesterday catalonia as president through the region into confusion by backtracking on his plans to call new elections that move could have staved off the threat of rule from madrid. when separatists gathered outside the regional parliament they had hoped to hear from castle and president callus preach demond has been expected to call a snap election to stop madrid taking control of catalonia. but he didn't. summon. the spanish government knows that i was ready to call an election if they had given guarantees that it would take place under normal conditions. that the guest has got there is no guarantee t

this is you know we use live from berlin the polls are closed in kenya's rerun presidential election president hu kenya plans voters to give him another term but take two of this contested poll has been marred by clashes in a lower turnout after the opposition called for a boycott where nairobi. also coming up confusion in catalonia the region's leader is due to address the regional parliament shortly he's expected to call the snap election in an attempt to avoid madrid imposing home rule so does that leave the deadlock with spain over in the pendants square in barcelona. and a war of farewell ties pay their last respects to the late king point part symbolic commission ceremony in bangkok is marked by a lavish ritual it's all part of a five day farewell to the long leading monarch. thank you so very much for your company i'm leyla iraq we begin in kenya where kenyans have cast their ballots for the second time in nearly three months polls are now closed but voting is not yet complete. eaton kenya's presidential election the government delayed a rerun of the vote in four counties afte

as a pleasure to have you along i'm well iraq we want to start off in kenya where the supreme court has dismissed a last minute petition to delay thursday's highly controversial presidential election the chief justice says not enough judge just turned up to hear the petition the now. means that tomorrow's vote will go ahead as scheduled president kenyatta defended the decision to hold the poll saying every kenyan whether they decide to vote or not is protected by the country's constitution but opposition leader raila odinga urged his supporters to boycott the election and called for a new vote within ninety days he also said his opposition movement will be transformed into a resistance movement against the government opposition supporters have been protesting in a number of cities around kenya where they've been calling for the vote to be postponed thursday's election is a rerun of polls nullified by the supreme court a month ago. and sadly since then dozens have been killed in election related violence catherine wando joins me now from the kenyan capital nairobi she has extensively cov

violence has engulfed kenya since thursday's contested election rerun. and some opposition strongholds like this nairobi slum clashes between protesters and authorities have been deadly this has led the electoral commission to suspend polling indefinitely. when it comes to stuff that attorney. when the lives. noting was originally postponed until today in four counties and western kenya after demonstrators disrupted polling on thursday. opposition candidates. warned election officials that another poll would only lead to more bloodshed but they have called for a boycott of the elections and only one in three kenyans have cost a vote. the ballots that have been cost of being counted but the results on likely to end months of political uncertainty and violence in this divided country . correspondent catherine and wonder joy is that joins us from the kenyan capital nairobi. catherine we've seen buildings on fire we've seen these terrible images of people covered in blood is there any hope that politicians will be able to bring kenya back from the brink. wel

aim kenya and channels t.v. in nigeria my name is joy during beer and we were coming to you from the nairobi national park here in nairobi kenya if you have any stories you want to tell voters to post on environmental issues and innovations in green technology don't hesitate to send of an e-mail or visit our social media site you can also comment on our videos so you next time and thanks for watching a good africa. the findings kidnapping terrorism. list germany in the autumn of nine hundred seventy seven. three members of the red army faction had been sentenced to life behind bars the judge's ruling in prison treated the way the finest some time red army faction on trial in fifteen minutes d.w.i. . what does a football loving country need to reach its goals. we'll tell you our german soccer made it back to the top. in our web special. time. football made in germany. hijacking the news. where i go wrong the news is being hijacked journalism itself has become a scripted reality show it's not just good versus evil

kenya needs to move on. kenya needs leadership. kenya needs to make a decision, to have direction. their staying away will not solve any of those. elsewhere in kenya. garissa, this is interesting. a picture shared on twitter, saying look at the pictures: no voters spotted. the election boycott is real. we say that in some cases that the reason voters didn't turn up was not because they didn't want to but they could not get in. in mombasa, here are could not get in. in mombasa, here a re protesters could not get in. in mombasa, here are protesters stopping people to get in to cast their vote. our reporter is there. . there are only a handful of voters coming in to cast their vote. this time in august, the place was crowded with hundreds of voters. it appears this time around many have opted to stay out of the voting process. when most of mombasa was calm, this area called bangladesh was not. these sports of odinga, did notjust stay away from the process but determined to prevent voters access to the polling stations in their back yard. they did not change the technology. they did no

by mid day at this polling station in kenya home county of. less than a hall of bridges to voters had cast their ballot in august this polling station had long queues this time the spike the area being a governing party stronghold far fewer voters have turned up. with potentially six million opposition supporters staying away analysts say a poor voter turnout and the conduct of the electoral commission could impact the legitimacy of the selection. for me to malaya al-jazeera nairobi. and here's the thing catherine we also know that voting has been suspended in some areas in the western part of the country like where you are in fact so ok is sending us a question on facebook and is wondering what will happen to areas where the voting has been suspended. well the electoral commission says that this election will now happen on saturday and people here are saying well it's not going to make a difference it's going to be the same situation same story we're going to make sure that voting doesn't happen in this region so these procedures easier talki

them fully back to boyer watching al-jazeera live from doha also ahead kenya in political limbo the palm and is expected to debate the upcoming presidential election rerun after opposition candidate right loading up pulled out at least fifteen people a day after three days of wildfires in the u.s. state of california we'll tell you the story of one family's narrow escape and with national honor on the line argentina qualifies for the world cup in the final moments of their parlor fi against ecuador. an extraordinary cabinet meeting is underway in spain's capital madrid it comes just hours after a constant news leader called for talks to resolve the country's worst bullet. crisis in decades late tuesday guys put them on put catalonian independence bit on hold but spy suspending the decoration from boston and i join a home reports. he arrived to the parliament building bristling with expectation a heavy police presence into the weighty announcement to come but carlos demobbed president of catalonia has regional government stopped short of a full declaration of independence. as president it

john knew of this man in kenya that was changing the world. so he called me and said would you be interested in at thing a story in africa that can change the world? and then i read the book. father to the fatherless, and i said yes, that was four years ago. >> uh-huh, yeah. >> so you got a crew and packed up and went to africa? >> yeah, i ended up hiring some of my friends, a guy named lukas and elissa shay. i own a theater so the had i people -- i didn't know exactly what i was going to do. it seemed overwhelming. the book seed like a fairy tale, something that was a fantasy. and after getting that call from john bardis five weeks later, my team, four off us we were in kenya. >> that's a quick turnaround. >> it was. you're living this life of a beggar, a beggar child until you're 16. what happens at 16? >> at the age of 16 years old, something happened to me. i had really made up my mind. why? it's because i was completely you know, fed up with the life of begging, life of poverty, and hopelessness and then i wanted to take away my own life.

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kenya is deeply polarised. tonight, the bodyguard of a senior judge was shot and wounded amid a growing sense of crisis. fergal keane, bbc news, nairobi. final preparations are being made in bangkok for the funeral of the thai king, who died a year ago. the five—day ceremony is expected to cost around $90 million. the new king will lead the rituals, and around a quarter of million people are expected to take part. time for the sport. and we start with baseball, where the los angeles dodgers beat the houston astros 3—1 to take the opening game of the 2017 world series. a pitching masterclass from dodgers star clayton kershaw and a two—run homer from justin turner gave the home side the win. game two of the best—of—seven series takes place at dodger stadium in los angeles on thursday. at the wta finals in singapore, world number three, karolina pliskova, booked a place in the semi—finals after a thumping straight sets win against the world number two, garbine muguruza. and there was also success on tu

ambassador to kenya joining us live from washington d.c. mr bellamy it's great to have you with us on. if can you how does one this does when this election what they have legitimacy do you think given opposition supporters boycotting the voyage saying that they don't recognize him as their leader. well i think it's going to be difficult to establish the credibility. of this round of elections giving everything that is occurred in the run up to today's vote you saw the reports there of some violence some scattered violence and protests. but you know i think by and large the stay away that rylan the opposition leader called for it's probably been successful today and the turnout has been light in many areas of kenya. but even even if this was a more peaceful day perhaps than many many feared it might be. i think it's going to be hard to hard if who are rooting out comes out ahead is of course he will to make the case that this was a credible election and that he has been reelected at the head of a government with full of shit i'm missing and

i bring coffee it's good to have you with us we begin in kenya where vote count. is underway after a disputed rerun of a contested presidential election the opposition has urged voters to boycott the vote as a result turnout was low even in some areas considered strongholds of president kenyatta polling was pushed back to saturday in four counties where clashes broke out the violence there left at least three people dead dozens wounded. police with water cannons vs opposition supporters armed with stones they were boycotting the election in a slum area of kenya's capital nairobi polling stations in many areas failed to open because of security concerns several deaths and many injuries marred the proceedings. kenya's president or hurricane yeah to cast his vote in upbeat mood his jubilee party's election victory back in august was cancelled because of irregularities leaving kenya in the grip of its worst political crisis in a decade. and. all we're asking is that kenyans. requesting them humbly that they should in the large numbers. make their decision. their leade

he saw kenya's vote as an inspiration. we believe we are setting an example as kenya and we want our entire continent to continue in this particular path. but contemplate the empty polling stations in opposition strongholds, and a big fall in the official turnout. and the anger of those who took to the streets today. in kibera, a vast nairobi slum, we saw running battles between the opposition and police. demonstrators driven back from a polling station. elsewhere in western kenya, two people were shot dead. so they are continuing here to try to prevent any polling taking place at this station. rocks being thrown and at some point they expect, they know there is going to be a response from the security forces. tear gas being fired. what do you want? i want a credible election to be done in kenya. and you don't believe this is credible? this is not credible. this is a sham election. inside the polling station, beleaguered officials were forced to acknowledge defeat. so as we go back to the vehicle, they need to be escorted

the news hour live from london coming up anger as it's confirmed an election we one will go ahead in kenya the opposition calls on supporters to boycott thursday's polls. and anti terror operation against supporters of iceland other groups seize qatar impose sanctions on some yemeni nationals. israel is accused of the systematic abuse of young palestinians when they're arrested in occupied east jerusalem. and china's president xi jinping reveals his new leadership team bots there's no potential successor. above eighty seven in doha with the latest sports news including the l.a. dodgers clayton pretty sure puts on the pitch perfect performances the most expensive player in baseball clinches victory in game one to boot see. a very warm welcome to this hour with news kenya's presidential run election will take place now on thursday a last ditch attempt to delay it failed after five judges didn't turn up to the supreme court to hear a petition kenya's opposition leader riley is urging people to boycott the vote was president who are kenya says it must go ahead peacefully mohammed a deal with f

anger as it's confirmed an election we run will go ahead in kenya the opposition calls on supporters to boycott thursday's folks. all of them to the middle of this is al jazeera live from london also coming up to tear off aeration again supporters of iceland on their goods qatar impose sanctions on some yemeni nationals israel is accused of the systematic abuse of young palestinians when they're arrested in occupied east jerusalem. and the godfather of boogie woogie fats domino has died in the united states of a. very warm welcome to the program kenya's presidential election will take place on thursday a last ditch attempt to delay it failed after five judges didn't turn up to the supreme court to hear a petition kenya's opposition leader. people to boycott the vote was president hurricane you must go ahead peacefully behind a door reports now from nairobi. they gathered here on four hours we to put them on they want us president of the big promise to make opposition leader. presidential poll he says nothing has changed you know it. was. formed into what you call a resistance movemen

he saw kenya's vote as an inspiration. we believe we are setting an example as kenya and we want our entire continent to continue in this particular path. but contemplate the empty polling stations in opposition strongholds, and a big fall in the official turnout. and the anger of those who took to the streets today. in kibera, a vast nairobi slum, we saw running battles between the opposition and police. demonstrators driven back from a polling station. elsewhere in western kenya, two people were shot dead. so they are continuing here to try to prevent any polling taking place at this station. rocks being thrown and at some point they expect, they know there is going to be a response from the security forces. tear gas being fired. what do you want? i want a credible election to be done in kenya. and you don't believe this is credible? this is not credible. this is a sham election. inside the polling station, beleaguered officials were forced to acknowledge defeat. so as we go back to the vehicle, they need to be escorted

kenya is deeply polarised. tonight, the bodyguard of a senior judge was shot and wounded, amid a growing sense of crisis. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. russia has vetoed a united nations security council resolution renewing an investigation into the use of chemical weapons in syria. it's the ninth time russia has used its veto to protect its ally. last month, un investigators said a forensic examination showed beyond doubt that the syrian air force carried out a sarin nerve agent gas attack in april. the governor of the us territory puerto rico has called on the federal government to speed up its response to dealing with severe power shortages on the island one month after hurricane maria. governor ricardo rossello said only seven brigades of engineers had been sent to the island where more than eighty percent of citizens were still without electricity. elephant poaching in africa is declining for a fifth year in a row, new research says. but the organisation which monitors ill

this is d w news rocket from berlin the vote counting has begun in kenya yet again polls are now closed in the nation's presidential election rerun president who will kenyatta wants voters to give him another term but take two of this contested election has been marred by clashes and a lower turnout with the opposition calling for a boycott we'll go live to nairobi for the latest also coming up confusion in catalonia a day before spade's parliament is set to take direct control of the region catalonia as president says no to snap elections the one tool that could prevent losing all ptolemy we'll take you to barcelona for the latest there plus we are really grateful. for everybody who supported us legally. ok and been. an emotional reunion it in an unexpected to diplomatic deal the german human rights organizer peter stoic not charged with helping terror is free on bail from a turkish prison. it's good to have you with us we begin in kenya where vote counting is underway after a disputed rerun of a contested presidential election the opposition has urged voters to boycott the vote and as

kenya's opposition leader rollo digger slams the country's repeat presidential election as a sham and calls for another one class. i called. and i was zero investigation uncovers how mexican gangs are using children to smuggle people into the u.s. . will begin in iraq where the kurdistan parliament has approved a request by the region's leader massoud barzani to step down in a letter read out to delegates i was an announced he won't be extending his term beyond the end of the first protest as without a department following the announcement of the latest let's go to stephanie decker who's in for so what's happening at parliament now stephanie. seems to be a bit of a tense situation just as you mentioned just to get the news out of the way parliament has approved the fact that they will distribute the powers of the president among the parliament the jewish tradition and other legs of the government so president resigning officially now will no longer be president calm wednesday and we are expecting him to address the people of the k r g any moment now but yes there are some scuffles hap

private sector alliance which gets but for the last one month since kenya supreme court ruled but we should have . the country has lost close to one billion dollar loss in terms of business there have been many protests in their obesity center and it's a major problem for self-employed people like david michael who operates a taxi out. what got you are going to count current enough money people continue to demonstrate so it will be difficult to take care of all families. in the media as it well the main opposition candidate has announced he won't be running in the repeat election no one in the country knows how things are going to continue or whether new elections will even be held and certainty remains but many people in kenya only want one thing. it's painful we wanted to end so that we can continue to work normally. but you. are of course terry grief now turning to outrage in the wake of this weekend's deadly bombings and you have more on that now that's right helena angry protesters taking to streets to the streets there this fall the government says the number of people killed i

in kenya the countdown is on elections once again all just around the corner after a court an old the last run it's been a turbulent couple of months for the country the latest seeing opposition leader raul od'ing go with drawl from the ballot the political uncertainty means investors and consumers are holding on to their cash and businesses are feeling the pinch. everything made here is for home use this nairobi based company manufactures plastic plates bowls and cups but at the moment several machines in the hole have been turned off. during the solution period what you refer see no i just don't think we had some problems with the adding of the material i deployed. during election week last august the company's revenue fell by a few percentage points then kenya's highest court declared the results invalid the company has been heavily affected by the political instability. like household goods and things like this are moving very slowly because people are saying let me just want to my cash for now wait till after the election and any other any other additional extra expenses can wait

this is deja vu news live from berlin tensions flare in kenya as a repeat election gets underway police fire live rounds and tear gas as protesters rally against a vote that has polarized the nation opposition calls for a boycott could mean a low turnout we'll go to nairobi for more. a final farewell for thailand's beloved king from upon tens of thousands of mourners attend a five day long ceremony in bangkok for the monarch. and emotional release in turkey a german human rights organizer is freed from prison on bal does this signal german turkish relations could be on the mend. welcome to the show i'm brian thomas police in western kenya have reportedly been shooting live ammunition and tear gas to break up protests as kenya goes to the polls for a rerun of his presidential election the opposition leaders of called for voters to boycott the ballot and in nairobi supporters of opposition leader rollo dana were throwing stones to stop people. from getting into polling stations are doing us says today's vote is quote a sham in areas where president hu rukun yaba has support voting has pro

that's in western kenya in the central business district in western kenya in mumbai as a kenyan cause than here in nairobi and he cited security reasons. in the last few days or so with increasingly have been seeing cases where people are being robbed we've seen cases where shops and allies opposition leaders and opposition supporters of course have come out to say that ads who have been high are being used to infiltrate and cause killers in what they believe are peaceful demonstrations and also accused police of using excessive force in the last i think a few weeks ago and we saw videos of police are seeing and beating up students at university and. yesterday we also saw. during their islands and we saw police people injured dozens of people were injured several people are hospitalized with gunshot wounds so the cabinet separate of the interior saying that the reason why this protests have been banned in this area is to avoid an escalation of violence that the opposition has said that these. demonstrations against the electoral commission and calling for electoral forms and they're g

of a warm welcome to you i'm on the thought she we start the show with kenya where the supreme court has announced it could not show a last minute petition. delayed thursday's presidential election the chief justice is not enough judges were present the announcement means tomorrow's vote will go ahead as shared the decision has triggered protests in a key so more an opposition stronghold people have taken to the streets many are saying they will boycott the presidential really. this vote comes after the supreme court knowledge results from all the selection due to irregularities since then dozens have been killed in election related violence i talked to did obvious catherine on one do in nairobi in just a moment but first her report from the capital. on my day or heroes day kenya celebrates those who fought for independence people from far and wide came last friday to nairobi's main park to listen to president hu kenyatta's address the event is usually filled with pomp and color with children getting the most out of the entertainment but this year and easiness hangs over canyons incl

subsistence farming is still fairly prevalent in kenya. in the mega-cities sound paolo there's very little space for the people to grow their own vegetables but there is some does a little paradise on the some power lines in this poor eastern neighborhood how steep the temp has created a community garden here he runs the aid organization cities without hunger planting vegetables on the news than private plots of land he started it ten years ago today hundreds teach attempt overseas twenty five and gardens in some paolo. it was a completely new concept to produce food in a file. when i started when i wanted to use lands the communal gardens everyone always said it wouldn't work and that i was crazy. but they soon changed their mind. especially when they sold the vegetables and it's good and it. turns d. to help the poorest of the poor people without an education or the job cities without hunger accompanies them for a year and trains them in urban agriculture the goal is that the garden begins to turn a profit after twelve months providing t