run as well as really and south sudan but the biggest worry for kenya right now is agreeing to these trade terms with china means that kenya is actually going to say when it comes to the manufacturing sector can you has said that it's money factory and sector is pretty any sense and so agreeing to the terms that china has been negotiating since 316 means that they're going to be more chinese products coming into the east african country and that's leading to water down the local manufacturing sector all right joy thank you for that don't go anywhere because i have another issue that i would like to discuss with you because the news of a possible or possible trade talks with china comes as kenya's leader who will kenyatta and biogs on an attempt to crack down on financial crime this month he announced plans to withdraw an old version of kenya's $1000.00 shilling bank notes because of widespread counterfeiting toba the 1st the note you see here will no longer be legal tender the old notes will be replaced by a new version with security features designed to prevent the creation of fakes

kenya's military incursions in somalia now $11.00 does is the simple solution in the case of kenya to to pull its troops out of somalia so that al-shabaab has no beef with kenya so to say. not at all i don't mean to get into this in somalia now only 2 percent think in u.s. interest they have their own the. african union and actually the united nations and so you know that are needed to take in troops only we are with european troops that we have ugandan troops there so it's really wonderful there to say you cannot pull out we'll stop talking to these done to the back and get it before kills someone. all right and just just i want to get your sense off in terms of for ordinary people in kenya what what kind of assurances can they get that the government is on top of the situation you do point to the fact that there haven't been major attacks in a while bar the one that happened in january but the point is this is still an existing threat is how does the government ensure kenyans can be safe or is that just not possible. government has to invest immensely on intelligence collection. unt

technology but the problem is that in kenya just like in other african countries most of the players in the agricultural sector are in the demographics 48 or 39 and 65 years old and the uptake of technology within that demographic is definitely going to be much slower but the government is encouraging more and more as small older farmers and farm you know a teacup to acknowledge by removing taxes on important you know technologies into the country just briefly joy we were both touched on whether they're what what what do you do about climate change. let me change that ease a tough one and it's a challenge everywhere and we all know that the global issue of climate change is real and we have the climate change act of 2016 the government of kenya as well has try to pary ties by putting in place certain laws that allow for kenya to actually follow through to some of the strategies and lead to getting the effects of climate change like the to range rains that have affected most of the agricultural produce in the country as well as jot in the country especially in the north and coastal re

that we take a closer look at the kenya conundrum. stay with us for that and much more on business africa with want to jones i'll be back at the top of the hour thanks for joining and. where i come from we have to fight for a free press i was born and raised in a military dictatorship and just want to be shadow and a few newspapers with official information as attorneys i have work off the streets of many cameras and their problems are always the same 14 social inequality a lack of the freedom of the press. corruption work on the farm to stay silent when it comes to the fans of the human scene the right to foals who hunt inside to put their trust in us. my name is jenny paris and i were in a d.w.i. . kenya is hiding are a mountain of debt the east african country seeking a $750000000.00 loan from the world bank to invest in infrastructure projects while at the same time trying to reduce public debt. also coming up they crawl and fly and many of us find them on advertising but insects could soon be key in feeding a growing world popula

kenya has a master plan to save its fun and make its fortunes by becoming a key regional food producer for the sector is in crisis and needs a total overhaul modernization irrigation transportation the crisis forced kenya to import over $2000000000.00 worth of food in 2017 last year that number fell but only juju good whether the government says it will need more than $2000000000.00 for its plan the lion's share financed through public financed private partnerships that of the 2000000000 will be pumped into infrastructure bad roads mean farm produce is rotting on its way to market kenyan officials say food security requires a vibrant commercial and modern agricultural sector to support sustainable economic development well let's cross over now to joy doreen beera in nairobi our correspondent there joy how can kenya afford the is while it's other huge agricultural endeavors fail. well what the country has down at least that they've come up with the big 4 agenda that is with the national government and top on the list of priorities for this agenda is security and you know recently the go

it's budgeting to cut debt i'll take a closer look at the kenya conundrum. stay with us for this and much more on business africa with monica jones i'll be back at the top of the hour thanks for cheating and. tell us a little. less experience a modern museum centered with her question cultural heritage foundation. here researchers are looking for answers in the $5000000.00 x. each object relates part of the history of mankind. cultural heritage family. treasure trove starts june 21st 2 w. . what secrets lie behind these money. find out in an immersive experience and explore fascinating broad cultural heritage sites. including the d w world heritage 362 good to see. kenya is crying up a mountain of debt the east african countries are seeking a $750000000.00 loan from the wealth bank to invest in infrastructure projects while at the same time trying to reduce public debt. also coming up they crawl and fly and many of us find them on a thai saying that in 6 could soon be key in feeding a growing wealth population. welcome to the business africa. but to have you

kenya's military incursions in somalia now $11.00 does is the simple solution in the case of kenya to to pull its troops out of somalia so that al-shabaab has no beef with kenya so to say. not at all i don't mean to get into this in somalia only 2 percent interest they have their own the. african union and actually the united nations and so. we are with your troops that we have gotten there so it's working on the for them to say it's going to pull out we'll stop talking at the start of the pack and get it before someone. all right and just just said you know i want to get your sense off in terms of ordinary people in kenya what what kind of assurances can they get that the government is on top of the situation you do point to the fact that there haven't been major attacks in a while by the one that happened in january but the point is this is still an existing threats how does the government ensure kenyans can be safe or is that just not possible. first of all government has to invest immensely on intelligence collection. until terrorism in the wound whether enough because of europe o

tell us more about kenya is chinese funded by a project because i believe can you got itself into quite a lot of debt over town. well just to put it into perspective just like kenya most african countries have a great culture as the backbone and to get their produce from the farm to the markets you need a good road network and you also need a good transport system and it's all kenya's biggest need right now is infrastructure development and connectivity and kenya looked at the standard gauge really as as the gateway to opening out the rest of east africa so kenya to a loan of about $3600000000.00 from china to develop this tenet gets really review some of that into cost it comes out to $3600000000.00 it has been criticised by some economic experts who say that kenya could have constructed as kind of gauge really at a much cheaper cost but then again on the other hand if you look at the conditions that china has given with a standard gauge railway for instance we have china companies that are constructing its railway and also they are managing the side of these really at the moment they

i looked at the standard gauge really as as the gateway to opening out the rest of east africa so kenya took a loan of about $3600000000.00 from china to develop this tenet gets really review some of that into course that comes out to $3600000000.00 it has been criticised by some economic experts who say that kenya could have constructed as kind of gauge really at a much cheaper cost but then again on the other hand if you look at the conditions that china has given with the center gauge railway for instance we have china companies that are constructing those delegates railway and also they are managing the saudis really at the moment they will continue to do so for about 8 more years before we can see it being fully managed by kenyan citizens and so this is where i think the critics come in and say this could be the diplomacy issue with china but china is claiming that they are offering a shared future to the african countries enjoy just very briefly uganda's president has used the trip to hit out at the world bank this sounds like a clash of east west institutions. yeah and to think t

kenya battling the sand mafia. but we start off in hong kong where hundreds of thousands of people are demonstrating against a proposed extradition girl among them many students there protesting against beijing's growing influence. school's out for 17 year old zach today it's the final exams we can hong kong and zach is completing grade 11 but his mind is not with the exams these days. today i get my chinese language test and i think i did quite ok. but for the other topics that require more preparation things aren't looking that great this year but i'm setting aside my future for the future of hong kong. zack is an organizer for a group of middle school students in hong kong's protest movement they are planning to meet this afternoon but suddenly he gets a call from a friend who thinks he's followed by the police hey sounds like you let me call you later. i have to. decide to hold that meeting but want to have their friend join in. the government's announcement to delay the bill is a 1st victory for them but they'

s from kenya eco africa met up with the environmental activist his message is clear make kenya plastic free as soon as possible. for many years has been focusing its lens on plastic with jumps what could be of the photographer from the cool kenya with over 17000 followers on twitter he's one of the most pronounced environment activists in the country using twitter he kicked off a social media campaign to fight plastic pollution. my social media campaign. happened this week so for example. if i was in the streets and i would see a plastic bags. in their olds i was a plastic months later in the environment i'll take pictures can't. say took the pictures i would come and teach them and share them with the hash tag bomb rustic skate until august 27th when most people in kenya used plastic bags to carrying goods from shops. that resulted in plastic quest all over the country. then the government issued. anyone violating it faces a penalty of up 232000 euros a jail term of up to 4 years. our number from the factories and target is have been arrested and fined. while there has been quite a bi

global construction has led to a shortage of sand and kenya is no exception. local people suffer most from the illegal sound harvesting as water supplies furnish along with a sense. it's a walk across the scarred landscape which john went to and was called home this used to be a river carrying drinking water for the community and their livestock in much across country kenya. that's until sent out has just started illegally mining the riverbed leaving barely any scent told the water john fight to stop them but his activism has come at a high price. goes when no will somebody. hold . up also as a human being that you made in. john says send patel's up behind the illegal mining which feeds the demands of the country's rapid. people in his community believe they won't stop the destruction until there is no sand left with no regard for those whose lives depend on access to the water is. a lot. when the sun is too hot and you come to look for water you find the levels have gone very low and this water is salty it's not good for washing clothes for drinking this wate

across kenya it is believed thousands of people night run. who are these people, and what lies at the heart of this bizarre and ancient tradition? i am an investigative reporter based in nairobi. and like most children in kenya, was brought up on the folklores of night running. for my people, the luo, night running is one of the greatest myths. but unlike other folklore, this one actually exists. i have acquired video footage that is, to the best of my knowledge, the only recorded evidence of night running. but are these people really possessed by demonic powers? that's what i am here to find out. it is a question many luo seem unable or are afraid to answer. maybe margaret, the elderly grandmother whose regular ordeal we filmed last night, can shed some light on why they do what they do. do you have any suspicions of who the current night runner is? superstition and fear surround the night runners and their identity. a problem the local area chief is constantly battling with as he deals with the fallout from these nocturnal attacks. how many

they have killed well over 600 people in kenya alone. protestrs of the movement are calling for new nighttime demos across the country as part of a standoff with the military administration. the clashed over who should lead following the ouster of omar al-bashir. >> a call for further protests in sudan. opposition leaders want generals to hand over power. they demand an investigation into the death. >> the impact of the sit ins remains present in people's minds, the horrors committed by the military council's forces, the bodies thrown into the nile were a shock. night rallies will begin this tuesday and marches on thursday. the call came after the deputy pushbackhe council demands concerning the composition of a transitional legislative body. he said the case of violence on the third of june will be prosecuted. negotiations between the military and protesters have been suspended. they have been trying to revive talks. >> it is time to get an update on business news. let's start off with a major economic reform plan. >> prime minister edw

its ambassador in kenya didn't agree to give us an interview. says the harassment has made her more critical most of her activist colleagues here in nairobi were too scared to speak to us. she's campaigned for 4 of her friends from her days as a rebel he was since arrested in eritrea she doesn't know if they're still imprisoned or dead the same fate she says awaits her if she ever goes home malcolm webb al-jazeera nairobi kenya judges in indonesia have rejected allegations of widespread voter fraud and confirmed the reelection of president jacques a widow day his challenger began to took legal action to have the results of a close election. and we just qualified but the constitutional court ruled the evidence wasn't strong enough lawrence louis has more from jakarta. it doesn't come as a huge surprise that the constitutional court of indonesia has rejected beyond application of the presidential challenger had been seeking the court to a now the results of the presidential election to disqualify president joker with among other things but the jud

this is the news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes a win for environmental activists in kenya of course brought the hunt struction off a copal dog in the campaign is head challenge the government's plans to build the plan saying it will cause environmental damage in the u.s. go heritage site. bring a drum corps and we will tell you how anybody to came in take that from us. and we'll take you inside one of nigeria's substance abuse rehab facilities patients here are told skills to prepare them for life off the riddick sion but what if the treatment is drawing criticism. i'm perceived wonderwall come to africa i'm glad you're tuned in we begin in kenya of course has blocks the construction of a coal power station in level a judge in the national environmental tribunal set aside and early a decision which granted a license to develop as he ordered them to reconnect a study on the impact the coal plant would have on kenya's government says the $2000000000.00 project would help secure energy needs and spur growth in the economy but it faced fierce resistance from conservationists and

africa coming up in the next 15 minutes defects of climate change on africa care for all to see on in kenya where changing rainfall patterns make it difficult for hedda's to feed their livestock has been developed to help farmers find the right place for the animals to graze and even in some of the most when not to do it one of the most john is no doubt the. sound of their pasta when it's and it's. also coming up. she and her family fled from war to insults around uganda 3 years ago now needed for any house found work as a seamstress she's one of many refugees who are giving you work permits on land to help them settle on a raise that terrible memories of the past. welcome to the program i am eddie my god julia stories in the bed but fast new developments consent in sudan the african union has suspended the country over monday's violence in ha 2 on twitter the a you posted the a you peace and security council house with immediate effect suspect that the parts of the republic of sudan in all a you activities until the effective establishment of the civilian led transitional authority is the

its ambassador in kenya didn't agree to give us an interview. says the harassment has made her more critical most of her activist colleagues here in nairobi were too scared to speak to us. she's campaigned for 4 of her friends from her days as a rebel he was since arrested in eritrea she doesn't know if they're still imprisoned or dead the same fate she says awaits her if she ever goes home malcolm webb al-jazeera nairobi kenya well i've also been speaking to daniel meccan and his agent either based director of the eritrean law society and now he has personal experience too of intimidation i myself have being. harassed and intimidated attacked at least since 2002 things my time in south africa when i was involved in the. establishment and the leadership of a new use movement and a very good example about this is the recent attacks that have been launched by. ambassador to the ambassador in kenya in the ambassador in japan for example there were out on twitter or attacking a certain event a meeting a major meeting of the trends that took place in

some bastard in kenya didn't agree to give us an interview. bieber says the harassment has made her more critical most of her activist colleagues here in nairobi were too scared to speak to us isn't she's campaigned for 4 of her friends from her days as a rebel who were students arrested in eritrea she doesn't know if they're still imprisoned or dead the same fate she says awaits her if she ever goes home malcolm webb al-jazeera nairobi kenya. this is al jazeera let's get a roundup of our top stories libya's un recognized government says it's retaken the town of that he and from walt after it's been one of the main bases for half past forces who say they still control it would have the wellhead has more from tripoli the city of that is very strategic as it has been used as a supporting hub alongside the city of the horn for have to his forces fighting the government forces in southern tripoli forces loyal to the warlords really for have to have taken control of the city for the past 3 months and now after losing get as they have those drawn to

its ambassador in kenya didn't agree to give us an interview. bieber says the harassment has made her more critical most of her activist colleagues here in nairobi were too scared to speak to us. she's campaigned for 4 of her friends from her days as a rebel he was arrested in eritrea she doesn't know if they're still imprisoned or dead the same fate she says awaits her if she ever goes home malcolm webb al-jazeera nairobi kenya. well still ahead here all are pushing back the advance on tripoli libyan government forces say they've taken a strategic turn from fighters of the ward cleaver hafter. and security is stepped up in indonesia's capital ahead of a ruling on the disputed presidential election results those stories after the break. the law again it's good to have you back we are seeing some very heavy rain continue across parts of thailand and into maine mar you can see all those very showery conditions up here on our satellite and also on our force.

africa coming up in the next 15 minutes defects of climate change on africa care for all to see on in kenya where changing rainfall positons make it difficult for hedda's to feed their livestock has been developed to help promise find the right place for the animals to graze in there and some of that wasn't enough to do and one of the most jobs is still got to move in a new that's out of their posture one is. also coming out. she and her family fled from war torn south sudan to uganda 3 years ago now it is funny how strong work as a seamstress she is one of many refugees who are giving us payments on land to help them set sold on raise the terrible memories of the past. welcome to the program i am at the mica julia stories in the bed but fast new developments consent in sudan the african union has suspended the country over monday's violence in hock to. the a you posted the a you peace and security council house with immediate effect suspect that the spacing of the republic of sudan in all a you activities until the effects of establishment of a civilian led transitional authority is the on

its ambassador in kenya didn't agree to give us an interview. bieber says the harassment has made her more critical most of our activist colleagues here in nairobi were too scared to speak to us. she's campaigned for 4 of her friends from her days as a rebel who was interested in eritrea she doesn't know if they're still imprisoned or dead the same fate she says awaits her if she ever goes home malcolm webb al-jazeera nairobi kenya. ethiopia police arrested at least 39 members of the him her political party after a failed attempted rebellion took place in the region over the weekend dozens of people were killed in the attack including 5 senior officials funerals have been held for the military chief and the regional governor on choose day and that is arbor if you has to 3 days of mourning and flags have been lowered to half staff at all government buildings the u.s. president trump says that he has unlimited time to strike a deal with iran to stop it developing and distributing nuclear weapons in the latest round of sanctions the white house tar

it has been a challenge in kenya we've had may's directing us. so it's been quite a challenge for thinking. yeah yeah i think sometimes we do too much pressure. and i think. it's a constant. that you know when you start changing opposition of what. we take ownership trends and various markets different local changes are you can improve your croak. croak very different ways that there's a certain. you with those who have to take responsibility in. and that's living in that from the age that we are it's never changed simply because you took our list of schools and made them to where they were think we could go back in the exact same place in the mold of our generation how things. are so one of the treats that i read earlier was from nicholas who was explaining why people in kenya are leaving the farming industry in his perspective and he says unfortunately for him he's already sold his farm to a real estate agent so he's out of the game but this person this is tried to his size the biggest challenge for them in farming in africa is balancing produc

its ambassador in kenya didn't agree to give us an interview. bieber says the harassment has made her more critical most of our activist colleagues here in nairobi were too scared to speak to us. she's campaigned for 4 of her friends from her days as a rebel who were since arrested in eritrea she doesn't know if they're still imprisoned or dead. the same fate she says awaits her if she ever goes home malcolm webb al-jazeera nairobi kenya in honduras troops have been sent to confront protesting teachers and doctors who say public schools and hospitals a collapsing president are one orlando and as announced the nationwide deployment of them in the tree last week as 2 months of protests gathered pace and as man ripples from some federal sula demonstrations in the city and demanding an immediate improvement in public services. this illam entry school was once considered among the best in the city of some pivotal sula today the classrooms are literally falling apart teachers are on strike and say the 100 government has abandoned its commitment to pub