w, i would have to say matters to us me. that's why we listen to their stories reporter every weekend on d. w. hello and welcome to a new edition of the 77 percent. my name is la shawna and i'm thrilled to have your company today. here's what's coming up and the next 30 minutes we're talking about depends i make within a pen to quote for italy in africa, need to be up and coming influencers, age town, kids frayed from the room. a neighborhood of nairobi and prima ballerina in lagos carries off into the magical world of performing art.

once the 1st thing that comes to your mind when you see a police officer across africa, there have been many reports of the police abusing citizens for no apparent reason . in south africa. the victims of police brutality are now demanding change the el dorado park in soto outside johannesburg. police fire rubber bullets and protesting youth. enraged at a police officer who shot a 16 year old in the head and chest, nina, sun, life and the messenger family. then because they are killing us, so we don't feel safe. i will review what the victim, nathaniel julius was unarmed and living with down syndrome. neighbors say he was

shot because he did not respond to offices questions. now the community demands on says from the authorities, a provincial official, arise and finds a devastated mother. think where you will. it was this way. they get the way. when they did the phase wouldn't know what it's supposed to do. what did they, nathaniel julius, his death comes as police faith allegations of brutality throughout the country, with 300 to 500 people killed by police bullets every year. many south africans ask themselves if law enforcement still serves to protect the week before the shocking death of julius we visited the el dorado park police

station, an establishment at the heart of a drug and gang ridden neighbourhood. many residents here believe the police is corrupt and in cahoots with dealers, constable kinsey, and could see all rookies who wished to change that perception. to be honest, i don't feel, i don't feel good when i, you know, all the stuff about our colleagues and stuff. i was down myself outside of the folks in, and they mentioned in what in the community made this is saying about the young constables in el dorado park wage. a daily war on drugs today. constable could see it, and kinsey have taken illegal drug labs apart and arrested a number of st. dealers to the server. seeing that the police is actually doing something against the gangsters as well

received. what they i got to do with who's, who's keeping the communities more? stop in search. everyone. just visit this thing. golf is gabriel. i don't know that a 2019 report by corruption watch suggests, but least of the most corrupt public servants with abusive power and bribery being writing lawyer vickers stale and johannesburg wants to see more responsible police officers in charge. he represents victims of police brutality and says the trend is systemic and has been institutionalized from the top. i think the problem with the police is that they are not sufficiently trained. they do not have proper leadership that have the police have told them to scott to keep them on it, which is a shoot kick and bunch have they, they are the ones in the self that they think they can do it and what the fees

without any call back in elder park. the shooting has stopped by the residents are still angry. if nothing changes, they say the police station will be burned down. they demand unaccountable police that protects and serve the people the it's not just in south africa where cold for just this, in an end to police brutality are getting louder. we ask people across the continent how they feel about their relationship with the police in their country. when everyone sees, for least here in your gun, that what comes their mind? one is the infinity. to is torture. 3, i risk with no explanation because that's what up all these has painted themselves as if really bad was it?

why did you like sad that people that should actually give you to go? now avoid that because he wants to feel there. actually it's also not a bit. it's also because we is young people. we are fearful of those. we're supposed to be protecting in democratic societies. we see police officers as opposed to protecting the citizens. but in our case, if the repairs they have the ones what meeting as the police officer, they have to sort of go back to school and be told how to handle the public. well, you heard it love joy from zimbabwe, suggested that educating police officers could help tackling this pan african problem. we also want to shift our focus away from the problem itself and instead find the solutions. that's why we took our st debates to kenya's capital, nairobi

a colleague, you just give money, met up with victims and activists to discuss what needs to be done to improve the relationship between law enforcement officers and citizens. the, the 77 percent has been to italy, we've been to germany. and now we're back in the capital city of kenya, nairobi. and it's in this country that in march a curfew was put in place as a corporate prevention measure. and it's reported by the human rights watch that in the 1st 10 days of that curfew, 6 people died at the hands of police officers. and so today we are asking who do you tend to when you need protection from the police? and as you can see, there are no uniformed police officers here. we did send them an invitation, literally count of their office, but they didn't make it, but the show must go on. and so i'd like to begin this conversation with perpetual karaoke. she's actually from the lead social justice center. but beyond that,

you know, this idea of police brutality, it's not just abstract to you. it's affected your family in a very personal way. could you please tell us about that? in 2015, i lost my brother through the initial execution. so then i called in follow up the case because we had no idea or this such a whole all through putting the kids. can you tell us how your brother came to even be in contact to the police in the 1st place? so from this story we were told by the police is that he will, he went to his friends house, who was, i wanted guy. and the guy got out and looked him from outside and that's when the police came and executed him and they use us. it wasn't like there was no mention of you under arrest. we're here for you because of such and such. no, no, no, no. so damascus owner is standing next to get from amnesty international. does this

sound like some of the reports you're putting in place? because, you know, when you talk about the numbers, it's easy to forget that this human beings behind them. what is the situation currently if based on your own assessment on police brutality? well, this sounds quite familiar. tragically, this happens especially in up in port areas where the fight against crime is a fight against you or that area. just like what happens in the us, in black neighborhoods where the police decide that the policing in this area is going to be punitive. and we have very many cases during this period. they've been 20 cases. 20 killings of young people. well, anything a 15 year old boy? that's crazy. we're talking for much because that's when we had our 1st 10 or 20 people 20 people. okay. i want to speak to i bun who is a musician and a blogger, and a resident of these low income areas. mother, have you been in

a situation where you felt the police were being violent towards you? exactly exact. i've been in that situation. several least not once nor twice. i can't count for one reason, just my physical appearance. just having dreadlocks makes me criminal. yeah. so that has, has, has made me come to the police so many times so much that i've become more adjusted to that, you know, like i know really how i will be able to respond to a policeman also based on how he approaches to me. yeah. so let's come to mr. daniel, we're hearing already some very staggering stories. so what you must be getting in your office must be out of this world. how many cases do you get to an average of people complaining about police behavior? between much because of june, we received the 500 complaints and then they want to see that those are not for killings funds. those lead from i thought and city as the debt is of course,

but he's kidding. but the, the police it's got docked. so how many has i pull? how many convictions has they managed to get? in 6 config shows on life sentences and hang and hanging, but i don't want to look at that, but the stick come on. i knew that one must do that. we understand that the cases take really long and judicial service also has its problems. but if you're saying $500.00 complaints in a span of a couple of months and 6 convictions since a body was formed, but the fall or the companies that we get not adopted in court. because we see that we look at what is we didn't know what is not we didn't know, did we better he was responsible, what effect row and the visuals that handle those? my thoughts. all right, so thank you so much. i definitely understand that. but byron, i have to come to you because we obviously don't have a police officer here, but you're the closest person. we have to one. what goes through the mind of

a police officer when they and that sort of situation, you know, what would lead a police officer to draw his gun and kill another person coming from a community of very high liability organization or the special forces? i know for certain that when life is supposed to be tech and the division is very, very critical. and so life as opposed to the 2nd is that which is, is been taught about so many times. and we set up so many times in terms of tuition making on the part of the operators. so the judgement around the practice of security or that to be what is the key to top? it's got to be re, thoughts on the functions that oftentimes leave in the training or the professional, even debrief, or the particular operators has got to be defined of the last minute detail of that operation. so my solution would be that the police being the big brother here to bread of the hop distal when it comes to the way to address themselves to insecurities and how would they also apply themselves to the provision of the key

to service. okay, perpetual very quickly. we opened with you, i'd like to hear your final thoughts and also what you think can be done to bridge the gap between citizens and the police. most of these police allegedly political court, they don't wear uniforms, they don't identify themselves. we don't know who they are to because i'm going to go to the police station and report a case and they'll say, come later. so my solution is this sort of police reform to be implemented everywhere in this country, all citizens of this country and would have to be treated with dignity. we do deserve to be treated with dignity. i can think of a better place to wrap up this conversation. thank you so much to my panel who've been so gracious to stand with me as a sun goes out. i think what we can take away is that the police officers are being asked that their slogan, to michigan to service,

to all needs to be to all and from the community service from all that we also have a responsibility to explain this. thank you for watching the a big thank you to either send everybody who took part in the street debates in nairobi. and if you want to watch a longer version of this debate, then visit our youtube channel and be sure to subscribe. were saying in nairobi in the room, a neighborhood to be precise and there we meet a group of talented kids on their way to becoming social media celebrities. after watching just a few of their priority videos and remakes, i totally get why they are so popular. and why thousands of fam follow them on instagram? the

trust team. props a little backyard camera and action. that's all you need to become and instagram star. these are the h town kid from the room, a neighborhood of nairobi, and they have big dreams. on the big if there was no goodness come in like the kids or the stars. but rosemont is the woman behind the instagram account? you'll see the local ice cream vendor and taught itself to shoot an edit videos. about a year ago, she started making videos with the neighborhood kids growing up. i wanted some things i wanted to do, but i never became so that's a key on my

music video and social commentary. nothing's too big for these kids today. they're shooting their version of be on, says music trailer black is king. it's an entire day of shooting, featuring multiple sets and costume changes. and the crew needs to pay attention to thousands of tiny details. sometimes i look at a phone and see what that looks like. then i go and get neil's the money that tells me what to do. like now she's told me to get the bicycle. so now this bike is like a horse. our mom i, you know, i got the every so that you can come out. good. that's what some of those are very big to the kids . but for the kids it's about more than acting. the neighborhood doesn't have many

youth clubs or other activities on the when i come here, i'm not lazy and we have each other a lot. i like to group because there are lots of gifts here and i'm not on my own. and i think if one of us makes it, will all become serious you know, who would that lot of bad things going on. there's lots of biases that they can fall prey to out there on the street. it's dangerous. we started this group to at least keep the kids safe and busy. i'm out. we roses, knock for trending topics, haven't just hone the kids. yeah. why? skills in creativity, they've also been tackling global issues like the black live matter movement. and the corona virus pandemic. the ones you said yesterday for someone to go off. yeah. you know they do for

the another group of young sir is hoping to make it big one day in show is is a ballet job in the lagos, nigeria? now, admittedly, ballet is not very popular. many parts of africa, in fact, when i was growing up in terms of me, i didn't know anyone who was doing bullet, but the dancers in the area are passionate about what they do. and they hope to inspire others with their elegant moves. when you think of spotlight made us might not be the 1st place that springs to mind. but for me that when i, when it dancing bunny is half over at the form of not only exercising but also self expression. when it comes then i feel

everything behind it does make me feel a person. i feel how i feel i've done this. forget about the class now. 18 year old or nominated, grew up in the leg, neighborhood of ojo, which is maybe social problems. and mom it is tips up to the bar. she forgets what's going on around. she's part of the 12 students who train in this make shift, dance studio twice a week and some of them as young own i guess we'll be doing very dynamic or jala has been teaching students like allow me to for free since 2017. keeping them focused on achieving goals in the discipline of family. but those goals may not only be

related to dancing. some of them i know going to become professional. don't that we know that because you don't come in the training to get you can be applied in any if you're like, daniel is a professional dancer who uses the streets of audio to showcase the comments of his students. some people are clearly delighted to get a we shall of us are not open minded enough to appreciate the hard work that he's students have to put in. doesn't really just leave a message or they do it in the central. it's asking the legs off and lower arrow between where it's not like that. well, now me, this is a hard work, not just when it comes to hunting skills, but also at the sewing shop. wish is employed even behind the sewing machine on army. it keeps practicing. bali i don't care what people reactions. i'm the my

thing, i'm me forget about everybody behind i just on my. because i know what i want for my family is a way for me to cope with whatever lights pros at. at the end of the day she always has how balis sleepers and how fellow dances? you may be familiar with the somalia of the country in the horn of africa. but have you heard of the land? well, it's a self declared fate bordering for mal. yeah, it has its own government, but internationally it has seen as part of from our yeah. we met asthma had met her parents are from some island and although she didn't grow up there, she took a bold step to discover her roots. in my name is asthma and i was born and raised in canada.

before i left canada, canada was the place to be. and the 1st time we traveled was to africa and i was 7. and i remember my mom telling me that we were going to go to africa and i was terrified cuz all i had was the idea of what i saw in the world vision traveling, changed my mind about that, the ship ticket to be 1st. and i told my parents, i wanted to get married and moved to her case to be with my husband now. and they are really shocked because they have no connections to some other land. all i, when i was there everything was just, i was really reliant on my husband to show me around to take me everywhere to communicate for me. so that was really, really difficult. the biggest thing was the language barrier being a mom,

or even just being pregnant was the 1st thing that got me thinking about nachos can care. after i gave birth to my son. he developed a mom when he was about 6 months old. so i started just experimenting with like coconut oil, random natural things that i could put on him that could feel the exam and nothing was working. and then i went online and i read about shape what are being really good for them. so that was the 1st time i tried it and it really worked so i would bring it with me from canada to how to get. so after i bring it here, we run out of it and i go looking for in the city and it was really hard to find. so me and my husband are like, hey, why don't the fire to city the when i 1st introduced to butter 2 people and i realized that the trust and believe in any product that has

like a white person's face on it. once i started explaining the benefits, they seemed a lot more open to it. and actually a lot of women that have beliefs their skin realizing how harmful it is to them or the damage that it's done to their fees. we're very curious about whether she better could help them, so they really like the fact that it will erase the damage, but it can help heal the my advice to young people and i want to move back to the continent would be to be very open minded and humble yourself to new opportunities to learn and grow. what an inspiring story. and if you're an african live in abroad, and you're planning to move back to the continent to pursue opportunities, we'd like to hear your story. send us an e mail to the 77 f d w dot com,

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