oh call group or the right group everything possible to make sure there's pros and we have to part them right ready for. the way to grow larger and rhetorical solar where. we're not totally. and. this is state of the news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes a chapter closes in kenya the country's longest serving presidents daniel arap moi it has died at the age of 95 look at the legacy of a man who was both loved and. you know my time to get milk in school from him. i drank the milk but there's nothing else more helpless

with. always president has been dealt a blow by the country's highest cost now that he's election victory has been nullified will the next bush be credible. hello i'm christine when the well comes news africa it's good to have your company kenya is mourning the passing all former presidents daniel moore he it was the 2nd all the countries off to independence ruling from the one $970.00 eight's to 2002 and 24 years the country was an island off political stability in africa but that came at a cost his role was authoritarian kenya was a democracy but in name only. daniel iraq came to power in 1900. 8 when president joe di the former school teacher and national

legislator had been handpicked vice president and 17 yet his long shadow. 4 years into his rule most of via a coup attempt that sparked a transformation from a cautious insecurely leader into a tough nut to crack it. is suppressed opposition and consolidated power in no one party state he said to torture chambers in a government building in nairobi city center thousands of activists students and academics were held without charge. position parties were allowed in the early ninety's but they were divided and disorganized moya was reelected in 19929097 in polls marred by war and spread violence. we should. move forward have.

tried. everything. constitutionally parts from running in the 2012 elections he agreed to give a power you know smooth transfer. investigations asked of moist step down found that his government had lined the pockets of his family and its allies was as much as $4000000000.00 the golden there after the biggest frode in kenya's history in which is the central bank paid incentives to a company for exporting gold diamonds and jewelry that did not exist. more was never prosecuted lived quietly and treated as an elder statesman he was largely shunned by kenya's political establishment thank the jews. crowds in public these

many choosing to remember him as a strong leader who brought stability to kenya despite his full. amount joined by deeds kamandi who is in nairobi for us hello edith how is the news all full of president. being received by kenyans as you can imagine christine it's been a mixed bag of feelings and that's exactly what i was trying to establish earlier today when i went to the streets of nairobi and i asked him a simple question how do you remember this man daniel to reteach are more and this is what they had to say. he was actually a very peaceful man. economy in the midst of that. county this peace. thousands of. thousands of kenyans from. the. 4 memory.

i would want to take. a family that is a grieving but. very 4 members. it's very clear edith that mr moore it was a polarizing figure but give us a profile of who would have left him and who wouldn't have left him. who would have loved him basically anyone who was 20 in the eighty's and this is because around kenya all the countries where either going through civil war there was an attempted coup of some sort and so his style of leadership which was very much i don't fisted was considered to keep kenya stable and these are the people who will say things like it was the leader that we needed at the time he was also quite charming known to remember people's faces remember names and when he would go into rural areas he would leave them with money and these are the people who truly

adore him to this day everybody else who doesn't fall in that category has something nasty to say about president mori 24 years is a long time to be president and in that time he was accused of gross violations of human rights a massacre you had the gentleman there speaking and forced detentions and torture. and why was he called the professor of politics. it's a nickname here quiet because of his accurate for politics he truly was a magician when it came to that he was able to you know sort of make friends just as easy as he was able to make enemies but he was also very day now making the way that he was able to make his former enemies his new allies he also had lots of loyalists all across the country and this was one of the ways that he was able to retain power the joke used to be that you couldn't do anything outside rather in kenya without more hearing because he had eyes and ears everywhere and that's why he got that moniker the professor of politics. can money in nairobi for us thank

you. now malawi is heading for a repeat of last year's presidential election off to the constitutional court and now the results of last year's poll judges ruled that the $21000.00 election had been marked by irregularities and anomalies which they described as being so widespread and systematic that the integrity of the results had been seriously compromised not the bad it's a victory to incumbents peace and with that he thought he'll stay in power until a new election is held that has to happen within $151.00 days of monday's rule. for more on the story let's bring in journalist elson to god oh who is in when i was kept so long we're going to see elson what is the significance off the ruling and did it come as a surprise. east's that is not if i did it pristine sure. but we are here with me at least 19 has been very significant

to all. those that are leaving africa you meet with border opposition. always challenge the results of the british elections who mainly write right from the beginning of democracies. and super nice one will let out a smaller cities easy to embrace in democracy and is trying to get to the people who is unique. i've always been. a doom's of might for example of likely drop out and everything else so the issues of corruption rules in this particular instance and people thwart these was with the just one of those guests the judges see only feet piece was. and in the rigging. all. else sent people criticize to be election

commission for what the opposition recorded that to pics in action are the same people going to organize the next vote yes and no use or supposed to think the president of the mighty can respect it just afternoon and he actually say i'm going to be meeting soon and then strategize i'll make sure i'm not. and he knew he's in place and we're back we do not want to take pieces of so you process that as take a little time and 5 months for me is something that i'm. all right that's el centro that allows caps all year long way thank you. on today's world cancer day we take you to ghana activists are trying to raise awareness of the d.s. zs especially in children and also to raise funds for treatment medical coverage is limited in the west african country and because many seek help late survival rates

for child cancer patients is disturbing the. franklin was diagnosed with bone cancer had the age of 13 now 3 years later the disease has resulted in doctors amputated his rights leg frontally is now recovering but his mother says at 1st the family could not stand the news when my son was diagnosed doctors told me he could be treated but it requires money. the most difficult aspect for me in the family was when doctors said his leg will have to be amputated to save his life and their son or. lose it would be frontin isn't able to live a normal life as a child he has to be asked is that to do many things and all can be. such what. do almost all someone else shows and see things we've.

got his teaching hospital is one of 2 facilities that provides comprehensive pediatric cancer treatment in the country out of 5000 p.c.'s only 300 attended 2 yeah doctors are concerned about village reporting of cases as hospitals which makes saving lives a challenge. the key to kill any presentation when children present would advise the scenes anyway in the world don't do for a movie have the same problem here because most of our cases present needs it's cost over 1000 dollars to start treatment for these children and most parents just can't afford it. i look out and you called lifeline for childhood cancer ghana

is no hoping to raise funds to support farm. everywhere else in the world the success rate is between 70 to 80 percent. 78 percent have a chance of surviving. aspects this rate is 20 percent so all think about it's $1000.00 children get cancer only $200.00 will live $800.00 will die. on the front even has a 2nd chance in life forms to this jewel hopefully many more children with cancer would get similar support. and that's it for now from d.w. news africa you can catch all our stories on our website and facebook page that say will leave you with images off kenya's former president daniel arap wife who's died at the age of 95 to next time i'd like.

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