thank you, and god bless kenya. pausing -- [applause] a some money lines to pursue jump out at you right away -- so many lines. goinggot a little q&a right now. let's listen in. ok, actually speaking in swahili. what are the headlines? the prime minister started his remarks by saying that democracy is on trial right now in kenya. he is promising to take this challenge to the courts. there is first an interim body that will hear the challenge, but he is promising to go all the way to the supreme court. he also said there has been another tainted election. i'm just going through some of the bold headlines from the statement from the prime minister, but i will defer to you on this. at the very least, this is not an election fight that is over. we have, in the words of the prime minister, another election crisis. >> i cannot speak too loudly because the press conference is still going on right behind me, so i have to speak quietly, but one of the key things that he said very interestingly was he said that after the last

kenya is very tribal. the president-elect needs to see how we can talk to all sides and bring them together. that is a huge responsibility. >> there has been a peace offering given it to his political rival. they are trying to show that the government of canada will not ignore them. >> hamid karzai is in talks. the taliban is opening an office in dog. international troops are expected to leave afghanistan in 2014. politicalis an afghan analysts that says once the taliban has an office in qatar, they will be taken more seriously. >> naturally, it will give them ,ore of a political legitimacy and it puts them under certain pressures that legitimacy brings with it, but at the same time, it puts the afghan government and a very, very interesting predicament. the afghan government has undermined itself by succumbing to its own conspiracy theory. i think the afghan government will have to, whether they meet the leadership or not, just opening the office creates a new chapter in which the taliban have to behave d

representing the largest ethnic community in kenya.y understand that the international criminal court allegations could damage the reputation nationally. international partners have been care -- have been careful, knowing that their economic standing could be affected. it is really up to them to choose. >> if kenyata wins the presidency, do you expect any changes? >> an interesting question. their involvement in somalia will stay as it is. the amazon union in somalia has been a encouraged at the moment. they have taken great steps to maintain peace and rest power from the troops, which was a financial hub. that will be maintained, i think. >> thank you very much freer in sight. thank you for airtime. hugo chavez has taken a turn for the worst, coming down with a severe lung infection well undergoing chemotherapy. >> venezuelan television brings us the latest on the health of hugo chavez. >> is respiratory function as related to his depressed immune system. >> the somber update is designed to placate protesters on the street, who have b

kenya's supreme court confirmed uhuru kenyatta as the winner of the election. they rejected claims from raila unfair.he vote was >> they have lectured and declaered the president elect of the -- secondary respondent of the election on 4, march 2013 it is the decision of the court that the respondents were validly elected. >> uhuru kenyatta reacted with an audioquote -- >> i wish to assure all kenyans the ruling of the supreme court is not a victory for the jubilee coalition. it is a victory for all kenyans who turned up this year to undertake a civic duty by participating in a democratic process that is crucial to the continued governance of the country. >> reacting, railo odinga wished the presidneent elect well. >> i and my brother and running mate have no regrets for taking the case to court. indeed, it is our view that this process -- is yet another milestone in the long word to democracy for which we fought so long. truth, justice, and the faithful implementation of the constitution is the best guarantee of peace and s ecurity. >> we heard from key players

it is the day of truth in kenya. millions of people are going to the polls for the first time since postelection violence nearly ripped the country apart five years ago. a new constitution and new voting rules preventing the violence from happening again. but it is also causing frustration. the election is complicated. people are voting for a new president, senate, at national assembly. voting is very slow. i minister rail -- prime minister raila odinga is running for president. >> i will accept the results. this is going to be -- there will be no runoff. >> meanwhile, deputy prime minister uhuru kenyatta has cast his vote. he and his running mate have been -- the will to keep the lyrical piece in kenya is being tested on sunday night at least 17 people were killed in attacks along the coast. in the coastal city of mombasa, gangs wielding machetes were said to have ambushed officers before polling stations opened. the second incident happened in .ellykalifi it is reported at least four officers were killed. the local

. >> we want to change the life of kenya. our main goal is jobs, jobs, jobs. >> polls but the two neck-and- neck making a second round of voting likely. >> and now we go to our correspondent standing by at a polling station and joins us from nairobi. how concerned are people out kenyatta has been indicted for his alleged role in 2007? >> people perceive the charges are not correct . they are saying that they voted for him. they say that they're going to show that kenya has been an behind both of them. if we vote for them, the charges have to be dropped. >> there have been some reports of violence. tell us more about the mood on election day. >> it is still quite peaceful. they're trying to make it a successful day. they're referring to the violence last time of people who really wanted peace. assaad and man on the street painting on the side of the road. that is actually the mood. calls are still going on. the national election commissioner of the promised everyone in the polling station on the bonds tell now, 5:00 in nairobi

secretary of state john kerry congratulated the people of kenya for voting peacefully. but he did not mention the victor by name. in washington today, state department spokeswoman victoria newland played down that omission. >> i wouldn't read too much into the statement, but clearly the post electoral process continues through the courts and that's appropriate. >> ill: meanwhile prosecutors at the international crimal court dropped all charges today against one of kenyatta's codefendants, francis muthar a top kenyan civil servant. the case against kenyatta will move forward according to court officials. joining me to talk about the local and the global fallout from the joining me now to talk about the local and global fallout from the kenyan election is jendayi frazer, a former u.s. assistant secretary of state for african affairs. she's now a senior fellow at the council on foreign relations. >> ifill: first off, why is the outcome of the presidential election in kenya important in the u.s.? >> well, kenya is a strategic partner to the united states as was stated earli

an interesting note from kenya and u.s. president barack obama's half brother is running for governor as an independent candidate in the elections on monday. it's the first time he's competing for elected office and he says his half-brother has inspired him. he plans to work on poverty eradication and infrastructure development. south african police officers still dragging a handcuffed man have been suspended. the 27 year-old taxi driver was later found dead in a prison cell. officers were caught on video by the bystanders, causing outrage across the country. it's the latest scandal to undermine confidence in south africa's police. >> to immediately suspend all policeman that were involved in the incident. theve also instructed that officers involved be disarmed. have instructed that an internal investigation in terms of particular procedures be initiated immediately. currentlso removing the of daveytonander police station from his position so investigations may proceed uninhibited. >> now this update from the township east

all's are about to open in presidential elections in kenya. the latest in that.

kenya has increased security following riots over the saturday election rulings. two people were killed after the high court rejected claims of fraud. a prominent egyptian comedian has handed himself in to prosecutors to face questioning. he has a riot -- he arrived at the high court earlier. under complaints that he had insulted islam and the egyptian president. pope francis called for peace while leading his first easter sunday celebration. tens of thousands of people attended the open air mass to mark the holiest day in the christian calendar. how was this mass received by the crowds? >> received very well. i have to say that a couple of times the crowd erupted in a big applause, particularly after the pope appeared on the main balcony here in the square. he gave the message in latin for safety and the world, traditionally a message of peace. this year, however, he broke away with tradition. usually pope's stay in late different message, -- a message of the four languages, he read in the italian of the vatican a message of peace in which he talked to the middle

ashcan kenya -- can kenya prevent a repeaolence as voterso the polls?the top stories here on al jazeera, at least 34 people have been killed and more than 70 injured in two bomb blasts in the city of karachi. it is a mainly shiite neighborhood. -- shia neighborhood. the army is trying to quell escalating violence. has accusedident -- syria's president has accused the united states and their allies of supporting terrorism. millions of kenyan voters are preparing to cast their ballots in monday's presidential election. there are eight candidates, but two lead the pack, the current prime minister raila odinga, making his third attempt at the presidency, and the deputy prime minister, woo hoo ryu kenyatta u- woo hoo ryu kenyatta -- huru kenyatta. report from nairobi, security remains a big issue. >> in their tiny, one-room --ck, the family is biggie busy packing their bags. he plans to move his family outside of the capital. >> i know my neighbors. i have lived with them, studied with them. i'm sure violence will happen here and i don't want my kids to suff

believes he should have been in -- elected kenya's next president. according to official figures, he lost the vote by more than 800,000 ballots here but at a gathering of his parties newly elected -- his part -- by more than 800,000 ballots. but at a gathering of his party's newly elected officials, he said -- >> we must defend the [indiscernible] >> goading the's supporters believe he lost to systematic fraud -- odinga's supporters believe he lost to systematic fraud. rest firstguments with the voter registers. there was a widespread collapse in the biometric voter identification system. he believes that the systems were manipulated to direct -- to deprive him of votes and to insulate his rivals -- to inflate his rival's. the electoral commission insists neither problem compromised the results. it would not comment while the port case is pending. the elections observer group has delivered its verdict on the polls. it had 7000 observers spread across the country, 1000 of them crosschecking the vote count. while it says the technical failures did caus

complications and delays in the general election in kenya. who did it.cer one of the dancers has confessed. u.s. least $8 million in money was wasted in iraq. >> what the missing cache was meant to pay for and how it was really spent. -- cash. venezuela has declared seven days of mourning following the death of president hugo chavez. he rose from the ranks of the military to be the leader of one of the largest economies in latin america. a sharp critic of the u.s., the .elf-proclaimed revolutionary >> after two years of illness and weeks of uncertainty, the official announcement came that the venezuelan president is dead. >> after a battle against a heart illness, during the course of almost two years, with the love of the country and blessings of the country, and loyalty of his colleagues, and love of his family, we transmit our pain and solidarity. >> hugo chavez had been in power 14 years of. during that time he became more than a president to many venezuelans. supporters gathered on the streets of iraq as trying to adore the news, many of

. >> reporter: it's storybook time at the kibera school for girls in nairobi, kenya. a special experience in a unique place. children like vanessa ioma are some of the poorest on earth. but here -- ♪ -- she gets a chance at a better future. >> my dream is to be a doctor. >> reporter: these kids live in a place where dreaming isn't easy. >> welcome. >> reporter: thank you. >> this is my home. this is where i grew up. >> reporter: kennedy was also raised here in kibera, kenya's sprawling slum where about 1 million people live without clean water or electricity, and two out of every ten children die before their fifth birthday. kennedy and his american wife jessica are helping some of the girls beat the odds. they built the kibera school for girls as a labor of love. why do you all like clifford so much? >> because he was a good dog. >> a good dog. >> reporter: in a country where most children never attend school, these girls are getting the skills to break the cycle of poverty. >> it's an amazing thing to see when a parent looks at their child, and sees that they have t

what kenya uganda tanzania may be there are things around and i think what they're actually brooklyn against at the moment is to do with transportation or links to rwanda is so landlocked the ass to rely on all these neighbors to be able to transport things so that's why exports may need to kenya and uganda and tanzania and neighboring countries and of course you have to rely on these countries to bring imports in as well essentially the whole picture is that this is a country a poor country with very little to go around tried to manage its meager resources so that the leaders are to build development from scratch from stage right and that is that i'm going to have to gentlemen i'm going to have to jump in here we've run out of time fascinating discussion many thanks to my guests in nairobi washington and in london and thanks to our viewers for watching us here at the see you next time and remember. this is. please. please. please. please. liz. lemon. live. at the live live. live . mission. couldn't take should be free. for free. agent free. free. free. download free blog video for y

kenya is a major ally in the war against islamist militants in somalia. there are eight candidates.r contenders. explain how the election of either one of these candidates might affect the relationship with the u.s. is one different than the other? >> it's been a forefront in the al-qaeda link in somalia. rayla has an incredible amount of experience. kenyatta could be a bit more difficult for the united states. he's charged with crimes of humanity and that last election and the issue for the u.s., the u.s. and u.k. and other major powers do not have anything but essential contact with icc and that's going to be a big issue going forward because not only are kenya playing a crucial role in somalia, but they're also as i understand it, playing a crucial role in providing intelligence against that other al-qaeda franchise across the red sea -- so you know, in addition to the hopes if r a free, transparent democratic process, there is concern about how the u.s. is going to do business with such an important regional player, john. >> thank you. we're going to get to jonathan. we've had r

al-jazeera come in nairobi, kenya. hoping for peace. >> tim, tell us about what's been happening. remind us of the events that led us to this? peaceful andvery protest in the capital because it is not only a chance for them to come out in the street and make their feelings known but it's also a national holiday celebrating this country's liberation of from the ottoman empire. there is a mixture of people representing all types of opinions, but just to remind you briefly of the timeline of events that have brought us to this point, i remember earlier on in february, protests mainly triggered by high electricity prices morphed into a wide approach against austerity and within a few weeks, the prime minister officially resigned on february 21st and he said he was not prepared to be in power where he needed the riot police to keep control. it looks as least as though bulgaria is heading for an election on may 12th. in a way, the campaigning has already started because people have been out making their points about how they think things should play out here. >> they and you come let hi

china's state television is set up in kenya. indication seems to be that china wants the deeper political relationship or influence over this research rich continent. front one of the major challenges facing the new leadership will be ensuring clean water. half of chinese cities are without clean drinking water. >> water pollution in china is becoming almost impossible to ignore. 40% of all surface water is so badly polluted that simply touching it can be dangerous. there have been several high- profile incidents, like this bill in january at this fertilizer plant. pumps 900 chemicals into a river. the plan needs sever -- a steady supply route -- a steady supply of water. what brought so much attention to this one? officials waited five days. when things like this happen, the instinct of regulators and local enforcers is still to or downplayed the kind and try toests protect economic roles and the revenue generating enterprising companies that caused these problems. >> this month thousands were dumped in the river near shanghai.

of the week they expect their candidates and his running mate to be sworn in as the next leaders of kenya. ruto is a popular leader from the west of kenya but both are suspected of wrongdoing in the last election and return the vote into a referendum of the charges. >> many say he cannot rule because of ice cases but god has opened the gate and we will see who the leader will be. >> believe -- they are convinced that they have the numbers. at another parallel rally, the court coalition celebrates their candidate. he is the outgoing prime minister of the government of national unity. he presents himself as a great reformer. this is his third attempt at the presidency. he also knows that this is his last and he wants to win this to avoid what every man recognizes to be a bruising second-round fight. >> this is the end of the government of national unity and the start of a new constitution and if they get right, this will be the beginning of a new political rule in this country. the kenyans also understand the cost of getting this wrong. >> the president of chad says that one of the top comm

this ivory from kenya was intercepted on its way from china. the authorities say seizures like this proves how they are now clamping down on this gruesome and the illegal trade. this is just part of one load. it involved the slaughter of 79 elephants. demand for ivory is rooted in china. prices keep going up. this one piece weighs just over 23 kilograms. it is worth $6,000 or double that or triple that in china. prices are so high that the poachers are not just cutting the tusks of, they are gouging them out to get the route -- root as well. the trade begins with a trail of blood in the african bush. 25,000 elephants were killed in 2011, almost certainly more last year. a conference has gone underway in thailand with a video appeal by prince william. >> we must reverse the current trends. if not, we could see the population of these creatures or an entire species disappear from the wild. we simply must not let this catastrophe unfolds. >> to tackle the trade, this new forensic lab oratory -- laboratory is being used to develop evidence against

these judges have an incredible reputation in kenya.e of them called for reform in the 1990's and the chief justice is well known to most kenyans. believe in the system and the supreme court and abide by what the supreme court decides. it depends on whether there is a concession and people are told to support the other side. what the judges have had to do in two weeks to go through piles and piles of evidence presented to them. there was a recount of 22 polling stations. they have to go through all of this. their decision will be based on what they think is the best outcome, whether they think there is enough evidence under the constitution of this country. >> thank you for that update. politicians and italy have failed and another round of talks to try to end of the country's political deadlock. on friday, the president met party leaders to try to end the stalemate. basani 1 the election las month the majority to form a government. the former prime minister reiterated his offer to support a center-left coalition. position has not chang

executives at the firm announced they will build a plant for affordable models in kenya. it will be the company's second motorcycle factory in africa. honda executives say they will take a new approach to reduce costs by leasing a factory building. they say less equipment is needed than a typical honda plant as the new factory will focus on assembling parts shipped from china. executives say the nairobi facility will become a model for production platforms in emerging economies. honda aims to expand its market share in kenya. 140,000 motorcycles are sold each year in the country. chinese and indian makers account for 90% of the growing market. mplts a group of japanese companies have jointly developed a new electric car. they say it is one of the world's most efficient. a business run by kao university professor and 26 other firms have teamed up for the project. electronics and housing makers are among them. a highly efficient motor is embedded into each of the four wheels. also, a carbon fiber body minimizes the weight. the developers say power consumption is 20% less th

elections in kenya produce an incredible queue. will everyone accept the outcome? we go inside the illegal trade of ivory threatening animals. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. tonight, there may be new hope in the fight against hiv. doctors here in the u.s. believe they have effectively killing a girl born with the disease in mississippi. the key to recovery could lie in the early treatment she received. it is a story that could have far reaching complications -- implications. >> in three decades in the battle against the virth

turning all eyes on kenya. the country's president has called for a free and peaceful protest after a previous session was marred by ethnic violence. following elections in 2007, more than 1,000 people were killed. hundreds of thousands were fortsed to free from their homes. here is our report on what is at stake. >> in kenya, elections are as fiercely fought as they are colorful. but in the final days of the campaign beneath the veneer of exuberance, people are afraid. this is niney's biggest vum. -- slum. five years ago, tensions between these communities turned violent. now as polling day approaches, businesses are closing down in anticipation of more trouble to come. >> charles runs a scrap metal deepership. he lost everything in the violence that followed the last election because his business was torched. he is clearing out before the vote. he didn't want to show his face on camera. >> i am wondering why are they scared? >> you can see they are scared, so you are scared, too? >> yes. rfers these kind of m

hear scenes of chaos at a rally at kenya's former prime minister or digger refusal to admit defeat in tight elections held a week ago he's called on the country's high court to release documents he says support the claim the vote was rigged the country's new prime ministers called on the supporters to keep calm violence in kenya back in two thousand and seven left more than a thousand people dead. i spring has sprung in europe anyway and seasonal snows caused travel chaos last twenty four hours frankfurt airport in germany europe's third busiest to the shut down and trains stopped running under the english channel in france the army was someone to deal with a sudden dump of snow while a belgium is in remarkable one of our thousand kilometers of traffic jams. stay abreast of all our stories of course twenty four seven on our website r.t. dot com also if you choose channel or brand you look to our web site check it out for last week we got more analysis of the guantanamo bay hunger strikes our big story of the day with prisoners outraged that alleged abuse of the human rights coming up

a grenade attack in a suburb of kenya's capital nairobi left one person injured two explosives were thrown onto the roof of a pub police and paramilitary forces later security area vote counting continues in kenya following the presidential election following violence two thousand and seven hole left more than a thousand people dead. u.s. secretary of state john kerry said he supports states in the middle east arming syria's opposition if they are sent to moderates not extremists he made the comments on a trip to qatar whose government's been supplying weapons to rebels this a day after opposition militants overran the city of in the north of syria attacking symbols of the national government in the process and artie's debate show cross talk in the next hour we look at how weapons are getting to rebels in syria as the conflict starts to pull in neighboring states. there is no state support either from the u.s. or from the european union or from tokyo from saudi arabia in the sense of supporting them in the way the libyan opposition has supported the opposition once to be uniting they have

to rely on all these neighbors to be able to transport things so that's why exports may need to kenya and uganda and tanzania and neighboring countries and of course you have to rely on these countries to bring imports in as well essentially the whole picture is that this is a country a poor country with very little to go around tried to manage its meager resources so you know how to build development from scratch from states right and that's what i'm going to have to gentlemen i'm going to have to jump in here were brought out of time fascinating discussion many thanks indeed my guests in nairobi washington and in london and thanks to our viewers for watching us here argue see you next time and remember. when their own country can't offer them a living loving others sometimes have to leave their children behind. i do like to work just a bit longer. is the dream of millions of migrants that their children might choose their motherland. i want my children to win over moscow. russia has become this motherland. migrants working hard to find a way. when you have no way to live. when you d

but all materials through or through uganda how it goes through kenya all this is where it will documented there is no there are no disputes now. in the military part going back already for genocide pre nine hundred ninety four. u.s. ambassador robert flood the film former u.s. ambassador to the on the before nine hundred ninety four that u.s. was actually. supporting militarily r.p.s. been r.p.s. and paul kagame a bit of based in uganda you should not forget the. intelligence military intelligence chief a few gonda can imagine intelligence chief in the neighboring company so he was sitting on the border we flew on the before the night the night of full shelling is soon going to be performing crates and it was fully supported from the united states so this is this is on the record this comes from the u.s. former u.s. ambassador to all the snow the fact that this is a known fact in that is a total mystery medical ok anthony would you like to reply to what andrea said. yeah absolutely i mean again with all due respect andrea's point again i think is a bit short side one sided and is very nar

a grenade attack in a suburb of kenya's capital nairobi left one person injured two explosives thrown onto the roof of a restaurant police and paramilitary forces later secured the scene vote counting continues in kenya following the presidential election violence after two thousand and two thousand and seven all of more than a thousand people there dead. u.s. secretary of state john kerry says he supports states in the middle east arming syria's opposition if they are sent to moderates not extremists he made the comments on a visit to cutter whose government's been supplying weapons to rebels this day after opposition militants overran the city of all right in the north of syria attacking symbols of the national government there in our case to make sure cross talking about five minutes we look at how weapons are getting to the rebels in syria as the conflict starts rolling in neighboring states. there is no states either from the us oh from the european union from to kill from saudi arabia in the sense of supporting them in the way the libyan opposition has supported fuel position on

a grenade attack in a suburb of kenya's capital nairobi left one person injured two explosives thrown into the roof of a pub police and paramilitary forces later secured the area vote continued vote counting continues in kenya following the presidential election there violence after two thousand and seven as poll left more than a thousand dead. mount the italian on the italian island of sicily has erupted violently sprouting huge amounts of lava and smoke plumes into the air roads have been blocked to traffic in the area it is one of the highest active volcanoes in europe more than three thousand meters it's the seventh time it's erupted since the beginning of the year. u.s. secretary of state john kerry said he supports states in the middle east arming syria's opposition if they're sent to moderates instead of extremists he made the comments on a trip to katerina's government's been supplying weapons to rebels this a day after opposition militants overran the city of tal in the north of syria. the time attacking symbols of the national government as they went or he did a show cross t

republican council which has called for a boycott of the vote the clashes are the worst since kenya'sheavily contested presidential election in two thousand and seven. cardinals of the catholic church have gathered in vatican city for the first round of meetings to choose a new pope will be picking a date and setting procedures for the vote the search for a successor to pope benedict. the sixteenth part pardoning resigned last month comes amid a scandal involving the british cardinal keith o'brien who had stepped down over allegations over sexual contact. well we are moving on to bavaria which is the latest province to be caught up in a wave of european separatism triggered by scotland and catalonia wildly conservative germany is the economic powerhouse politicians there insist that they would be better off as an independent state parties peter all of our looks at how far the country is ready to go of areas ready to go germany unified twenty three years ago but the critics are showing in at least one of its regions. we want an independent state of bavaria this is an extraordinary aim

ass to rely on all these neighbors to be able to transport things so that's why exports may need to kenya and uganda run and tons and you're in neighboring countries and of course you have to rely on these countries to bring imports in as well essentially the whole picture is that this is a country a poor country with very little to go around tried to money its meager resources so that the lead up to build development from scratch from states right and that is that i'm going to have to gentlemen i'm going to have to jump in here would run out of time fascinating discussion many thanks to my guests in nairobi washington and in london and thanks to our viewers for watching us here at the see you next time and remember. these. old. technology innovations all the latest developments from around russia we've got the future covered. the worst. white house of the day. what. have you never seen anything like this i'm told. the war. in. iraq i've. i've .

has to rely on all these neighbors to be able to transport things so that's why exports may need to kenya and uganda run and tanzania and neighboring countries and of course he has to rely on these countries to bring imports in as well essentially the whole picture is that this is a country a poor country with very little to go around tried to manage its meager resources so that the leaders are to build development from scratch from stage right now but just look i'm going to have to gentlemen i'm going to have to jump in here we have run out of time fascinating discussion many thanks to you my guests in nairobi washington and in london and thanks to our viewers for watching us here argue see you next time and remember. these evil. let me let me one will let me ask you a question from. here on this network because we're having the debate we have our knives out. to bring you this trial just about staying there to get here in a situation where b. and i don't agree to talk about the surveillance. wealthy british style. that's not on the typewriter. markets why not. find out what's really happ

artists are still reporting there well it's time for a quick world update and we begin in kenya or atleast fifteen people in order to have been killed in a series of attacks on police stations on the day of kenya's presidential election the government has blamed the killings on a separatist group the republican council kenyans are electing a new leader for the first time since a controversial two thousand and seven vote that sparked weeks of deadly interethnic violence. the cardinals of the catholic church have gathered in vatican city for a first round of meetings to choose a new pope they're going to be picking a date and setting procedures for the vote the search for a successor to pope benedict the sixteenth who resigned last month comes amid a scandal involving the british cardinal keith o'brien who had to step down over allegations of sexual misconduct. europe's battle between faith and atheism grabs the attention of our debate show cross talk which is coming up later this hour. first of all when many people refer to religion they refer to it as organized religion and that's a b

. >> sreenivasan: millions of people in kenya voted for a president today, but 19 people were killed in a series of attacks. the election was seen as a test of democracy in the east african nation, under a new constitution. we have a report narrated by inigo gilmore of independent television news. reporter: even before the first ballots had been cast, the blood-letting had begun. this was the scene early this morning in the coastal town. after security forces were attacked by dozens of armed men from a suspected militia. at least four officers were killed in two separate attacks. many more were caught up in the violence. >> they hit me and slashed me with machetes. they told me they had been sent and given money by politicians to disrupt the polls. >> reporter: despite this violence voting today passed off peacefully across most of the country with millions cueing patiently. election officials said the turnout was very high. but it's the fear of what may come next following the results that is causing anxiety. following elections in 2007 and claims of vote-rigging, more than 1200 peo

these are scenes of chaos at a rally as kenya's former prime minister refuses to admit defeat in tight elections held a week ago he's called on the country's high court now to release documents he says support the claim the vote was rigged the country's new prime minister has called on his supporters to keep calm violence in kenya back in two thousand and seven left more than a thousand people dead. the roic of a man from south wales in the u.k. who wrestled the shark into submission in australian waters well i've not been rewarded as you might have hoped and you're about to find the sixty two year old took drastic action in queensland tackling a two metre shark in the shallows as easy as it made for paddling total as you know part of the spot for the body were turned over to britain to find out that would be fodder for his job why is employees say sickly but was clearly in fine fettle took on the show what it's calling out to them and i can really understand. stay with us after the break the ca's report turns its attention to supermarket giant wal-mart i'll see again thirty five minut

. >> voters in kenya turned in to vote for a new president.t was believed there could be a repeat of the ethnic violence in 2007. but election day was peaceful. >> all i want is for the elections to be peaceful. >> the prime minister and his deputy, uhuru kenyatta were the front-runners. there were allegations of vote- rigging, and at the end kenyatta was declared the winner. he has been indicted for crimes against humanity, creating tension -- >> also on monday, german's conservative party ruled out giving homosexual couples the same tax rules as heterosexual couples. some in the cdu called for change, exposing divisions in the party. angela merkel went with the traditionalists, ending the debate ahead of national electiosn ins in september. >> a country in mourning as hugo chavez's death led to an outpouring of grief in caracas. chaves died after a 2-year battle with cancer. >> we have recieved the most tragic news we will have to tell our people. hugohe 5hth of march, chavez died. >> for 14 years he held sway over venezuela and critics say

. >> candidates in kenya's presidential election are appealing for votes on the last day of campaigning. cast their ballots on monday. a series of automatic government spending cuts worth $85 billion has come into force in the u.s. president barack obama enacted the cuts after congressional leaders failed to agree on how to control the budget. venezuelas vice presidents as you good job as is in good spirits but fighting for his life. chavez's son and losses rumors he is dead or about to die are absurd. united nations is expected to announce next week that the number of syrian refugees has passed 1 million. the refugee agency does not take into account those who have not registered as refugees, but these are the numbers we get -- over 950,000 who have fled serious since the conflict began. plus the approximately 4 million internally displaced. as you go around the region, 180,000 to have escaped turkey. iraq, just over 100,000 there. and in the camps in jordan, 300,000 people in those camps. in lebanon, about 320,000 as well. we look now at one man who fled last year but still hopes one