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tv   Cry Witch  BBC News  August 17, 2024 10:30pm-11:01pm BST

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this is bbc news, the headlines. hezbollah has fired a barrage of rockets into northern israel, after an israeli strike on a residential building in southern lebanon killed ten people. the israeli army says about 55 rockets were fired across the border — with no casualties reported. an israeli team has said it is cautiously optimistic about the gaza ceasefire talks. but hamas has described suggestions of progress as an illusion. the venezuelan opposition leader maria corina machado has spoken to a protest in the capital caracas. she promised to continue to try to overturn what she said was nicolas maduro�*s falsely claimed victory in the presidential election. the ukrainian military has released video of what it says is the moment a key strategic bridge in russia's kursk region was destroyed. meanwhile, russia has launched a new bombardment in the border
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region, around sumy. now on bbc news — cry witch: take my land, take my life, episode 2.
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they come out.
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julius has been pushing forjustice for katana, but as yet, there have been no arrests. it's a recurring theme. very few people have been charged on the allegations of killings of the elderly. and that's why i think even the people who are involved in killing, they feel
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they are so free. i went with one of the police officers to the ground to collect a body, and he told me, julius, no, no, let them kill each other. my work here is to pick the bodies. the police are the weakest link in the whole of this process. in most of our police stations, some of them, they can't even tell you how many people have been killed. they can't. katana's fears are valid. we've been here two weeks and are invited to the funeral of another elderly gentleman, found hacked to death with a panga.
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david left eight grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. the deceased was a key witness in a land dispute. no one seems to doubt that this is the reason he was killed.
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yet again, i am struck by the weight of the agony felt here. the nephew of the deceased gentleman says he knows exactly who is responsible. he wants to shout out the name and wants justice. is there really impunity for murder? i've been put in touch with a man who says he's been hired as a hitman in the past. i would never choose to meet someone who claims to be a murderer, who's responsible for such horrific suffering. but he is a crucial part of this jigsaw. what kind of person carries out such hideous attacks, and why?
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how many people have you killed? who organises for the killings?
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he's a cog in a broken wheel. but whether one believes in witchcraft or not, no one should ever be allowed to take life and walk free. the price of a life is around 50,000 kenyan shillings, or roughly $380. and he's one of many that seem to have profited from murder. i do wonder at the failure
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of the moral fabric of society and the justice system here. an elders meeting has been arranged to discuss david's fears
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at his uncle's homestead. as is the usual custom, his son chris was summoned to join, but he hasn't come. katana has agreed to let us join him on a visit back to his home. he has only been home once since the attack took place, and will only go with julius as protection. it is not an easyjourney.
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family and neighbours begin to gather as they see katana arrive.
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it's devastating. katana's tears and the pain of his youngest son are so hard to watch. i ask katana to show me the house where he was attacked.
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katana's wife joins us. the atmosphere is uncomfortable.
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an argument seems to start in kiriyama. katana's wife is being challenged over her lack of communication with him since he's been living at the centre.
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katana's wife feels under attack. i asked to speak to her alone. i hoped to defuse her anger and listen to her.
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katana's wife was amongst many questioned by the police but released with no charges. while tambala is surrounded by love, i'm left with nothing but sorrow. while tambala is surrounded by love, i'm left with nothing but sorrow here. i'm told that the mere fact that katana has survived means many believe he must be a witch, so his very existence puts him at a greater risk of attack. i fear he will never go home. before i leave, i want to know if there is any resolution to david's situation. his son chris has
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agreed to talk to me. i'm a bit anxious about meeting chris. i don't know how he will take this, but also his dad cares for him and loves him and wants to have a relationship with him. so i'm hopeful that him knowing this will kind of soften it, but i'm still quite anxious. we have arranged to meet in a public place, not at his homestead. so thank you for taking the time.
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speaking to chris, he downplayed everything. he denied the allegations that have been put forward. he even said that he has an ok
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relationship with his father. it's difficult. i have not seen evidence of threats or attacks in my time here, but i know david feels unsafe, and his family. but i know david feels unsafe. family love is something i hold so close to my heart. i can't seem to comprehend how things change, where you easily turn on your parents, siblings, people you've grown beside. you've shared a bed. you've shared a meal. you've shared a spoon. you share memories. you're connected. these are the people i believe you will do anything for, you will protect to the death.
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but here, it's the reverse of the law. but here, it's the reverse. the law, the justice system needs to do itsjob here. people need land titles. violent crime must be punished. and society needs to find its way back to a place where the elders are revered and cherished. the african way.
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there was a lot of crowd on saturday for northern and western areas and part two of the weekend looks pretty similar, starting driver lots of sunshine and then clad amounts tend to build up into the afternoon, producing one or two showers. the azores high is continuing to nudge northwards across much of england, wales and northern ireland so light winds but fresher across scotland, remaining breezy throughout the day. we start off with plenty of sunshine after a fresh start and then clowns
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tend to build up into the afternoon and it could turn grey in a few places. the odd shower likely for west of scotland and may be western hills of england and wales, otherwise, mostly dry, up to 25 degrees in the south—east, the high teens further north. 0n degrees in the south—east, the high teens further north. on sunday night, we do it all again, the cloud set to melt away for many and clear skies mean it will turn quite fresh again with temperatures of 8—12 degrees. some changes taking place to start the new week, the first of a series of low pressure system is working its way into the country during the day. we start off with plenty of sunshine but the cloud will tend to build in the west and it will turn wet and windy through the day, some heavy and persistent rain for northern ireland and it will turn windy with gales around irish sea coast spot went again into the south—east where it will stay dry and sunny all day. temperatures responding, up to 25 degrees, the high teens further north and west. picking up a bit more humidity from the south. 0n picking up a bit more humidity from the south. on monday night, that area of low pressure and the weather
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fronts crosses the country, stays quite breezy into tuesday with a low pressure sitting to the north of scotland, bringing a day of sunshine and showers, some heavy and thundery, particularly in the north and west, some merging together to produce longer spells of rain in western scotland. temperatures down a touch, 22—23, the high, mid to high teens further north. looking out to the atlantic, the next area of low pressure contains the remnants of what was hurricane ernesto and that could bring quite a lot of rainfall to the northwest of the uk around the middle part of the week, certainly so in western scotland. furthersouth week, certainly so in western scotland. further south and east, it will tend to stay dry with sunny spells and it will turn increasingly humid as we pick up the south—westerly wind. it stays pretty unsettled for the end of the week across more northern and western areas, a better chance of staying dry towards the south—east.
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