kenya's environmentalist are alarmed james will keep years one of them he started a campaign led to kenya planning plastic bags 4 years ago he says america's plastics industry wants to increase its trade here and the dumping of american plastic waste america is known to small nations into accepting trade deals that we you know would be good for your side but not for other countries so i'm twisting small nations like kenya into accepting such a trade deal we mean dutch we are going to reverse the gains we have made so far some gains that we've already being reversed for generations soft drinks here have been sold in glass bottles which are returned and refilled but plastic is taking over it's more profitable for plastic manufacturers a waste for the dump the american chemistry council says it's not seeking to override kenya's existing regulation of plastics and kenya's trade minister is denied that any such proposal is on the table the environmentalists are skeptical but say president joe biden now has a chance to change the direction of negotiations. not allowed to buy sort of. a cloud th

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we go to kenya well a species of until nobody is on the brink of extinction bought a breeding program is trying to send them. sea grass baits a marine corps house box they have seen huge losses in recent decades german scientists of my time and now saddam. and finally in them 6 species of animals and plants are causing cavalcade many parts of the one banks people in the museum of finding solutions. every day we lose more species of plants and animals pollution the forestation pole change and other human activities at the straw in our planet's reach higher diversity species extinction is chairing the whole into sophisticated well sensitive network of who systems plants go and pollinated while extreme weather events leave entire habitats devastated including the coral reefs the vital for many fish the changes brought about by humans are depriving a growing bring joy of war and for their of them not your own homes. yeah there are few facts and figures on these warring developments you know. the list of animals and plants that have become extinct is already desperately long and over 12 pe

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kenya's environmentalist are alarmed james who gave years one of them he started a campaign led to kenya planning plastic bags 4 years ago he says america's plastics industry wants to increase its trade here and the dumping of american plastic waste america is known to small nations into accepting trade deals that we you know would be good for your side but not for other countries so i'm twisting small nations like kenya into accepting such a trade deal we mean we are going to reverse the gains we have made so far some gains that we've already being reversed for generations soft drinks here have been sold in glass bottles which are returned and refilled the plastic is taking over it's more profitable for plastic manufacturers a waste for the dump the american chemistry council says it's not seeking to override kenya's existing regulation of plastics and kenya's trade minister was denied that any such proposal is on the table the environmentalists are skeptical but president joe biden now has a chance to change the direction of negotiations. by sort of. a cloud that will allow. for the la

correspondence about you last spoke to kenya's help minister and. tends to directly patches from the i want to. be have been in touch for example doesn't account as i said we have been in touch with you know from. india and even with their pfizer you know we are in touch with all of them the issue is who has got. to sell over and above the demand that i loaded it because don't forget that europe went on board those things even as they were being one fox it so we are playing catch up and walking with the. organizations that i would be under stress in terms of supply wealthy nations have secured 51 percent of all vaccines even though they are only home to 40 percent of the world's population so other countries like kenya or other african countries actually could be waiting for months and even india is what do you think is that fair that is not fair but you know kind of for example as a population of about a 1000000 people they have. done for 3cww doses you know and they have the money and they can do it it is not fair. but as far as i'm concerned it i

to the most fencing in kenya. just like i actually are committed to establishing more clubs around the come. and firing the next generation of kenyan fences. i'm sure your seat at the school you saw is the brainchild of. a german 1st who was warned several international awards thank you for joining me on this so investor nomics hi thanks for having me so my 1st question is why did did you decide to introduce this project in kenya well fencing is my sport i really love it and also my father is from kenya so it was a no brainer to come to kenya to bring him to show it to everyone and i've seen a lot of good in this school that the young chaps used in that how do you get to young people well those were personal donations and. donations so whenever i fly to kenya i bring something when my mom goes to bring something and when you talked with the young people in the school you get a sense that there is talent and talent absolutely i've seen so much talent already we have the 1st guys already assisting the coach helping

dangerous abortions in kenya. a store clay over in the jordan valley. but we begin in germany even corona infections that only entail mild symptoms can cause lifelong consequences for a young woman tells her story. peggy good is battling the long term effects of cohabit 9 tain when she became sick in march she had few symptoms but it's now devastated hurt locker. pretty confident i think. i only became really ill months later in june and. at the time i thought that everything would eventually be fine but things didn't improve i was extremely ill for many many weeks which turned into months and i never got better. as ward and that's a. pity he is one of 40 covert survivors here suffering from long term effects of the illness germany's baltic sea coast their symptoms are being treated at a rehabilitation center after the virus peggy felt burnt out she suffered from dizzy spells and chronic pain. the cognitive i'm seeing in some cases i also had cognitive difficulties that my head wasn't functioning properly i couldn't hear at po-r. vision and couldn't fol

to kenya now where an animal that was once found in abundance is teetering on the brink of extinction now this behind me is the mountain bengal and i say yes of decline of the hands of humans there are fewer than 100 left in the wild but all hope is not lost conservationists are taking the unusual step of bringing booze back from zoos to try to build in new wild of elation. they are gentle but so so elusive picking their way through the undergrowth mountain bongos with their white stripes and spiral horns their forest antelopes found in the wild only in kenya and even here there are a rare sight. the fascination with that species led people to hunt it. and to kill for lead to a normal capture and treat we can we cap and with them not one was being co-opted from here and being treated to zoos particularly in the united states. beyond being hunted and captured for their horns bushmeat or prized coat the mountain bongos grazing grounds have been every day in recent decades taken over further by humans and their livestock that's why with less than $100.00 mountain bongos left in the wild

this is steve every news africa on the program today schools reopen in kenya after almost a year primary and high school children are back in the classroom but how safe are they and their teachers from cold at 19 we have a report from nairobi. and president morsi in oshkosh today or has won a 2nd term in office in the central african republic but will he be able to pacify the country. and we'll meet a former separatist fighter from cameroon who has surrendered and is now in a reintegration program. hello i'm christine to the program company millions of children are back in the classroom in kenya for the 1st time since last march with the government closed schools in response to the cove of 19 pandemic students in grades 48 and 12 returned in october so they could prepare for exams now all primary and high school students are back in school you visited one school in nairobi on the 1st day back. kibera is one of the largest low income areas in their rupie here thousands of people live close together interacting on a daily basis social distancing is almost impossible now that schools have r

been kenya's 7 beaches. hello i'm christine wonder why it's good to have your company south africa's chief pandemic advisors say a 3rd wave of covert 19 which is expected in the 2nd half of the year could be even worse than the current a 2nd wave south africa is the worst hit country on the continent with. 43000 deaths and 1400000 cases now the number of infections has soared because of the new variant of the virus that is say to be 50 percent more transmissible now the country is expecting its 1st delivery off $1000000.00 doses of the astra zeneca vaccine that's made to arrive on monday i'll be talking to professor salim adult karim after this report health care workers at the frontline of south africa's coronavirus crisis. be the 1st to be inoculated when the country starts its vaccination program but the initial delivery of 1000000 doses point even be enough to vaccinate half of south africa's health professionals it's still not clear when more vaccines will arrive and how many south africans who get the

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this is did everyone is africa on the program today schools reopen in kenya after almost a year primary and high school children are back in the classroom but how safe are they and their teachers from corporate 19 we have a report from nairobi. and president. has won a 2nd term in office in the central african republic but will he be able to pacify the country. and will meet a former separatist fighter from cameroon who has surrendered and is now in a reintegration program. hello. to the program it's good to have your company millions of children are back in the classroom in kenya for the 1st time since last march with the government closed schools in response to the cove in 1000 pandemic students in grades 48 and 12 returned in october so they could prepare for exams now all primary and high school students are back in school you visited one school in nairobi on the 1st day back. kibera is one of the largest low income areas in their rupie here thousands of people live close together interacting on a daily basis social distancing is almost impossible now that schools have reopened pupi

private investigators are arriving in kenya. with police mistrusted, many people are turning to private detectives to solve crimes. none is more famous or controversial than jane mugo. she claims she has solved hundreds of cases, putting 70 criminals behind bars. but does jane play by the rules? this is the story of the woman known as kenya's spy queen. reporter: in kenya there is a deep distrust of the police, and some people are turning to private investigatorsn search of justi. jane mugo is one of them. she is my country's most famous private detective. people come to her wanting information on cheating spouses, stolen items, and from time to time, violent crimes. in total, she estimates that her team have solved within 300 cases, putting over 70 criminals behind bars. >> i love justice. i was born for it. fighting for justice is in my blood system. reporter: but jane is a controversial figure, whos unconventional methods have led to repeated brushes with the law, including charges of extortion. >> private investigator jane m

plus we've got the story on what is behind the turtle hatchlings in kenya 7 beaches. hello i'm kristie wonder it's good to have your company south africa's chief pandemic advise a say a 3rd wave of covert 19 which is expected in the 2nd half of the year could be even worse than the current to 2nd wave south africa is the worst hit country on the continent with 43000 deaths and 1400000 cases now the number of infections has soared because of the new variant of the virus that is say to be 50 percent more transmissible now the country's expecting its 1st delivery off $1000000.00 doses of the astra zeneca vaccine that's made to arrive on monday i'll be talking to professor sally in a dull karim after this report health care workers at the frontline of south africa's coronavirus crisis they'll be the 1st to be inoculated when the country starts its vaccination program but the initial delivery of 1000000 doses pointy can be enough to vaccinate her off of south africa's health professionals it's still not clear when more vaccines will arrive. and how many south africans who

video here in kampala uganda you are absolutely right near to on the topic we'll meet the messiah in kenya diverse in egypt and so much more he is what you can look forward to in the next half an hour. when we show you the potential big to protect the environment. about how design isn't spain are recycling old material into. a used to grow delicious mushrooms in ghana. but must we have a look in these is a no then does it weather effects of climate change are increasingly noticeable in the area around the soil it is dusty it is. getting harder for farmers to cultivate their lunt average rainfall throughout the year has gone down water has become a luxury. fuel pharmacy have a sufficient amount of these precious resource as they are forced to use water more effectively the people in this area aren't getting creative. it takes a lot of water to irrigate his olive groves and vegetables so choosey and farm machinery heavy has 3 systems to collect rainwater. he owns 90 hectares of land which is a lot for the kairouan region. is just new thoughts on that if you can pump 6 liters per 2nd down to

plus we've got the story on what is behind the church hall had moved in kenya's 7 beecher's. hello i'm christine wonder it's good to have your company south africa's chief pandemic advise a say a 3rd wave of covert 19 which is expected in the 2nd half of the year could be even worse than the current a 2nd wave south africa. is the worst hit country on the continent with 43000 deaths and 1400000 cases now the number of infections has soared because of the new variant of the virus that is say to be 50 percent more transmissible now the country is expecting its 1st delivery of $1000000.00 doses of the astra zeneca vaccine that's made to arrive on monday i'll be talking to professor sally in a deal karim after this report hope care workers at the frontline of south africa's coronavirus crisis. they'll be the 1st to be inoculated when the country starts its vaccination program but the initial delivery of 1000000 doses going to even be enough to vaccinate half of south africa's health professionals it's still not clear when more vaccines will arrive. and how many south africans who

a small settlement 140 kilometers west of kenya's capital nairobi. she wants to raise awareness about climate change and homicide community. long droughts and unpredictable weather conditions related to climate change i want to the biggest challenges the messiah now face claim eaton's has seen has experienced long that growth in the race to the well but now it had to predict 3 predictive in there with the grazing lands becoming more cus it's forcing the most is to keep. the amount of cattle so limited that really made the most a be forced to move from being no mighty buster at least to looking for other sources of income. and they went in and i don't know when you have. the option of moving to greener pastures has always been the basis of the most high's way of life but now sustainable agriculture can be a solution to address nutrition security in the messiah community selena now spends her time showing my side women how to grow spinach and other vegetables. but it takes a lot of effort to convince traditionally you know my. they get settled and fina

indeed how to work across kenya have lost their jobs for participating in strikes the government says illegal we put the health care workers demands to the cabinet secretary of health. we have more than enough people in this country since october this year we have got the most generous. insurance package that has been given to the civil someone's they do have some energy to meet issues they have raised with us for example delays in their payments and so on the reason for those delays says the health minister is the current economic situation. nobody is denying that he should be getting your money you should. it's not a judgment right but we're also saying that when there is this situation in the country let's also visit to get them you know and don't make it look like you're blackmailing the government at his weakest point. as dorcas doesn't feel protected by her employer she's awaiting the covert 19 vaccine kenya expects to receive the vaccine through the kovacs facility among other sources but experts say a 60 percent vaccination target is needed to achieve herd immunity on the afri

a small settlement 140 kilometers west of kenya's capital nairobi. she wants to raise awareness about climate change and how my psych community. long droughts and unpredictable weather conditions related to climate change i want the biggest challenges the messiah now face claim attends has seen as experienced long that growth then relates to before but now it's hard to predict 3 predictive in there with the grazing lands becoming more cus it's forcing the most is to keep. the amount of cattle so limited those really made the most a be forced to move from being nomadic bustard least to looking for other sources of income. and they went in and i don't know when you're going. the option of moving to greener pastures has always been the basis of the mathias way of life. but now sustainable agriculture can be a solution to address nutrition security in the messiah community selena mouth spends her time showing my side women how to grow spinach and other vegetables. but it takes a lot of effort to convince traditionally nomadic australian title and finance

but even in kenya these ruins 1st excavated by british archaeologists are largely unknown. this is a treasure this is not just a canyon treasure it's a world treasure it's an african treasure this site it means that others come into spaces like this and the right to their histories on top of it and then we've got a generation growing up thinking that they have no roots no roots in history. you have people confused thinking that their history only begins when the europeans arrived for example of and that's tragic that's part of the tragedy of africa and the tragedy of the state this column dates from the 15th century. first indicators that you have entered an unusual site is this. a probably a tombstone there would have ceramics from china embedded here this is a over 600 year old site. the character ayana in all wars novels set out from patter to china unwittingly retracing the. past taken by her ancestors. this is the perfect sports where are you i know would be hiding you know the opening chapter of the book. her novel is also a chronicle of self empowerment written in a

indeed how to work across kenya have lost their jobs for participating in strikes the government says illegal we put the health care workers demands to the cabinet secretary of health. we have more than enough people in this country since october of this year we have got the most generous. insurance package that has ever been given to the civil someone they do have somebody get to meet issues they have raised me thus for example delays in the payments and so on the reason for those delays says the health minister is the current economic situation. nobody is denying that he should be getting your money you should. it's not a judgment right but we're also saying that when there is this situation in the country let's also visit to get them you know and don't make it look like you're blackmailing the government does weakest point. as dorcas doesn't few protected by her employer she's awaiting the covert 19 vaccine kenya expects to receive the vaccine through the kovacs facility among other sources but experts say a 60 percent vaccination target is needed to achieve herd immunity on the af

but even in kenya these ruins 1st excavated by british archaeologists are largely unknown. this is a treasure this is not just a canyon treasure it's a world treasure it's an african treasure this site it means that others come into spaces like this and write their histories on top of it and then we've got a generation growing up thinking that they have no roots no roots in all history you have people confused thinking that their history only begins when the europeans arrive for example of and that's a tragedy that's part of the tragedy of africa and the tragedy of the state this column dates from the 15th century. first indicators that you have entered an unusual site is this. a probably a tombstone there would have being ceramics from china embedded here this is a 600 year old. character ayana wars novel sets out from patter to china unwittingly retracing the. past taken by her ancestors. this is the 1st pic sportswear i know would be hiding you know the opening chapter of the both. our novel is also a chronicle of self empowerment written in an income desolately poetic l

when the 1st death was announced in kenya it was a 65 year old man with their wheaties that terrified me even more because i was late 1st of all to someone who is younger than my father with the same condition and he's passed away from corps with 19 so that to me. in fact i was more afraid that my parents were exactly a week after he was admitted she was father died from covert related complications . long. so 1st of all you talked about this. so what was the most heartbreaking is that my father died of a lot of he didn't see human faces the entire time he was in hospital everyone was it completely. it's really heartbreaking and lonely when today just as sure as family was dealt a blow kenya's capital nairobi. despite strict coded regulations things like these were commonplace that july the number of those infected was to over 16000 people. tatiana qur'an jan her partner we were 2 of those newly infested tatiana took to social media to share the news of video went viral i was so worried . it confirmed that younger people were also being infected and naturally the main concern was her

the special climate here makes it kenya's most important grain region. really has a plantation here he's one of hundreds of thousands of small valda farmers who make a living. he is the place to source of income the main source of income i have the bullies who have it completed and i've been to school for financial support use on the. chance. wanted to then to be sunny the factory here walkers divide up the lives into batches and prepare them for the drank process. the truck tree uses a great deal of firewood but because of deforestation wood is becoming us cause for source in the region. so the factory has begun replacing it with a brick it's made out of sugarcane residue you. compacted more to grow a lot of storage space and very it's also very easy to transport less about and from units you know we talk of crude we're able to you know it's more intimate with them by a. liberal get some made in a nearby fuck tree the end made of sugar can fibers a west product that is left over in sugar can production sugar factories often dump the residue at the roads

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a small settlement 140 kilometers west of kenya's capital nairobi. she wants to raise awareness about climate change and how my psych community. long droughts and unpredictable weather conditions related to climate change i want the biggest challenge is the must now face claim eaton's has seen as experienced long that growth plates to be full but now it's hard to predict 3 predict even there with the grazing lands becoming more cus it's forcing the most is to keep. the amount of cattle so limited there's really made the most a be forced to move from being nomadic buster list to looking for other sources of income. they want and then again only when you. think you know. the option of moving to greener pastures has always been the basis of the most high is way of life. but now sustainable agriculture can be a solution to address nutrition security in the messiah community selena mouth spends her time showing my side women how to grow spinach and other vegetables. but it takes a lot of effort to convince traditionally nomadic it was settled and financia

sundra to nobody here in kampala uganda you are absolutely right on the topic we'll meet the messiah in kenya diverse in egypt and so much more here's what you can look forward to in the next half an hour. when we show you the potential for one big data to protect the environment. you also learn about how design is and spain are recycling old material into cheap fashion. and how so dos and vice houses a used to grow delicious mushrooms in ghana. but must we have a look to meas is a no then does it weather effects of climate change are increasingly not civil in the rate area are on the soil it is dusty is. it is getting harder for farmers to call it that the alarmed average rainfall throughout the year has gone down water has become a luxury few odd few a pharmacy have a sufficient amount of this precious resource as they are forced to use water more effectively the people in this area teaming up and getting creative. and. it takes a lot of water to irrigate his olive groves and vegetables so choosey and farm machinery heavy has 3 systems to collect rainwater. he owns 90 hectares of land which

to kenya now where an animal that was once found in abundance is teetering on the brink of extinction now this behind me is the mountain boom and i'd say yes of decline of the hands of humans there are fewer than 100 left in the wild but all hope is not lost conservationists are taking the unusual step of bringing bill moves back from zeus to try to build in new wild of elation. they are gentle but so so elusive picking their way through the undergrowth mountain bongos with their white stripes and spiral horns their forest antelopes found in the wild only in kenya and even here there are a rare sight. the fascination with that species led people to hunt it. and to kill from lead to a normal capture and treat we can we tap in to read them not one was being co-opted from here on being treated consumers particularly in the united states. beyond being hunted in captured for their horns bush meat or prized coat the mountain bongos grazing grounds have been every day in recent decades taken over further by humans and their livestock that's why with less than 100 mountain bongos left in the

just as sure as family was dealt a blow kenya's capital nairobi little. despite strict coverage regulations things like these were commonplace that july the number of those infected who threw over 16000 people. tatiana qur'an jan her partner we were 2 of those newly infested tatiana took to social media to share the news video went viral i was so worried. it confirmed that younger people were also being infected and naturally the main concern was her children. but i wasn't sleeping properly because i need to catch anything that was very difficult for me and i also felt a bit learning like you need to really hear people to you didn't hear people talking about it so already from the beginning i said well my god everyone in this country is going to be like i never want to see this family again i don't know i had all the yeah i had yeah i just i was really scared about that as well for sure oh who also tested positive for covert 19 the virus has left an open wound and something even more elusive closure we didn't get to give him the funeral we felt he deserve

the bbc‘s charles gitonga travelled to western kenya to find out more. this year represents the last year of the once booming cotton industry in kenya. it was the epicentre of cotton production in the 19805 in the western pa rt in the 19805 in the western part of this country. at its peak, the east african nation produced 38,000 tons of seed cotton, but that was in 1985 in production today is not a fraction of that amount. this man stopped farming the crop when a nearby government factory closed down and into left her with heavy losses and effects on health —— this woman. i am still taking the drugs for my low pressure today. becau5e what took place in 2007, it was not all good. but matthew is here to give up on the only ca5h but matthew is here to give up on the only cash crop he has known for three decades, however the size of his farm and the cotton has been shrinking over the years. we are taken to a nearby cotton january, owned by a local farmer's cooperative. the facility was constructed nearly ten yea r5 facility was constructed nearly ten yea

to kenya now where an animal that was once found in abundance is teetering on the brink of extinction now this behind me is the mountain boom and i'd say yes of decline of the hands of humans there are fewer than 100 left in the wild but all hope is not lost conservationists are taking the unusual step of bringing booze back from zoos to try to build in new wilds of elation. they are gentle but so so elusive picking their way through the undergrowth mountain bongos with their white stripes and spiral horns their forest antelopes found in the wild only in kenya and even here there are a rare sight. the initial move that species led people to hunt it is a sport on tests and it will from lead to a normal capture and treat we can we tap in to read a lot of bone was being kept out from here and being treated to zoos particularly in the united states. beyond being hunted and captured for their horns bush meat or prized coat the mountain bongos grazing grounds have been every day in recent decades taken over further by humans and their livestock that's why with less than 100 mountain bongos

dangerous abortions in kenya. a stork layover in the jordan valley. but we begin in germany even corona infections that only. until mild symptoms can cause lifelong consequences a young woman tells her story. pretty good and is battling the long term effects of coated 19 when she became sick in march she had few symptoms but it's now devastated her life pretty confident i think. i only became really ill months later in june. but at the time i thought that everything would eventually be fine but things didn't improve i was extremely ill for many many weeks which turned into months and i never got better. is what a nice. pic he is one of 40 coded survivors here suffering from long term effects of the illness germany's baltic sea coast their symptoms are being treated at a rehabilitation center. after the virus piggie felt burnt out she suffered from dizzy spells chronic pain. in some cases i also had cognitive difficulties that my head wasn't functioning properly i couldn't hear and poor vision and couldn't follow conversations well. often covert patien

to the program it's good to have your company millions of children are back in the classroom in kenya for the 1st time since last march with the government closed schools in response to the cove of 19 pandemic students in grades 48 and 12 returned in october so they could prepare for exams now all primary and high school students are back in school you visited one school in nairobi on the 1st day back. to. kibera as one of the largest low income areas in their ruby here thousands of people live close together interacting on a daily basis social distancing is almost impossible now that schools have reopened pupils are waiting in line to get in. kenya as one of the last countries in east africa to fully reopen its schools according to the world health organization prolonging school closures close risks for children from poor backgrounds like here in canberra for example higher rates of teen pregnancies born attrition and dropouts some of the reasons why the kenyan government said it was time to finally fully reopen schools. janet ones is excited to finally bring her daughter virginia ba

boring go in kenya that's exactly what's happening i grew up here my past 20 years of life has been to disappoint. the water levels are continuously rising due to deforestation and climate change. can an environmental catastrophe can still be stopped 77 percent. of. motor sport is it still a man's turn no way. to compete in a race car driving. and they are winning. our men's motorsport expert fastest female race car driver in long time ok let's read. them 60 minutes long don't lose. my ideas is harm's way to bring you more conservation playing how do we make see the screen or how can we protect habitats we can make a difference global mind to those fundamental series again global sukkos a long t.w. dong line. hello and welcome to the 77 percent my name is edith kimani and this week we have such a special edition on last show where we're talking about how we the youth are being affected by the chain. it is in our environment coming to you from this scenic lake bulgarian national reserve right here in kenya. coming up on the show. we hear from some mccaffrey our young activist from ugand

with less than a 100 left in the wild these mounds and bone was in kenya are close to extinction but conservationists are doing all they can to prevent that. i made you mike a junior you're welcome to the program in south africa take over 1000 mutation is wrecking havoc hospitals on cemeteries struggle to cope with the 2nd wave in recent weeks john is very dead like never before the number of deeding infections that's on hospital admissions has almost doubled when compared to the 1st wave i want to hospital in south africa capital of pretoria has been pushed to the extreme. reports. steve biko academy course we've done is a specialized institution that includes on the complicated medical cases it's patients usually could call cases of food by other hospitals and so it is not normally expected to feel up however. placed it to meet and the liquid space means some patients have to be to tent outside is that number 2 that his tent the parking lot into a fully fledged case one to one with medical care and on just as there would be inside once the bed inside the building some patients take

this is due to every news africa on the program today schools reopened in kenya after almost a year primary and high school children are back in the coster of but how safe are they and their teachers from covert 19 we have a report from nairobi. and president. has won a 2nd term in office in the central african republic but will he be able to pacify the country. and will meet a former separatist fighter from cameroon who has surrendered and is now in a reintegration program. hello. to the program company millions of children are back in the classroom in kenya for the 1st time since last march when the government closed schools in response to the cove in 1000 pandemic students in grades 48 and 12 returned in october so they could prepare for exams now all primary and high school students are back in school you visited one school in nairobi on the 1st day back. kibera is one of the largest low income areas in nairobi here thousands of people live close together interacting on a daily basis social distancing is almost impossible now that schools have reopened pupils are waiting in line to get

they are there is on the way to an island off kenya's coast 500 kilometers from nairobi . party is the fixed point from which the narrative thread of her novel develops over the world globalization does not appear once in it $600.00 pages that is what the story is about the dragon-fly see the title of the novel is the author's name for this body of water the europeans called it the indian ocean one of many western imposed ideas the author breaks with. a lot of the west they thought we were so they had their mind their fantasy about africa was about our poverty our lack and they were so obsessed with our diseases and their greed his vision for us was maybe musky to me it's china and. the vision they have. with us about roots and bridges and ports. i think it was about the scale of vision and quite frankly you know we will go for the attractive will go for the attractive offer. into the heart as part of along the way we encounter the shango archaeological site where remnants were found of a mosque that some believe was built during mohammed's lifetime. ruins from the 15th ce

to bring sustainable solution which potential the potential to make kenya t. even. in germany like in many other places forest fires are a growing problem so understanding how best to help forest recover i regenerate is more important than ever a group of scientists decided to see what would happen if a force destroyed by fire well left more or less change own devices to several yes we may think we are vast in many ways but as is so often the case when given the chance mother nature will heal herself even from damage caused by humans like us. whether beech trees maples or estens janette blue murder and. are always glad to see a new member of the family arrive about 12 months ago the 2 researches began documenting changes big and small to this section of a forest ravaged by fire. the dust. we got what we hoped for i mean the ecosystem is starting to recover and certain species are quickly appearing and spreading such as these aspens they've now brought about changes to the area that are in turn helpful for other species. good 6 and in august 28th seen a forest

kenya is one of the last countries in east africa to fully reopen its schools according to the world health organization prolonging school closures plus risk school children from poor backgrounds like here for example higher rates of teen pregnancies born attrition and dropouts some of the reasons why the kenyan government said it was time to finally fully reopen schools. genet ones yet as excited to finally bring her daughter virginia back to school yet she is very aware of the risk. didn't i mention jane is that when this but i had a child for coffee. not even on an even a common cause of the. diseases because the many many garbage for me about. after they arrive they have the temperature measured and abortion senate ties their hands that's the new normal as kibera primary school for girls $347.00 girls are expected in the next few days divided into classes of roughly 20 pupils a distance of one meter can be maintained but still there are challenges. to their wearing of their masks wolf reach is not easy for them because they have to be on their must totally devoted day so inflamed