we travelled to the border of kenya.my father could not walk, so we had a donkey cart. we were trying to cross the border. bear in mind that you can be caught by the bandits at any time, if they caught you, that was the end of your life. also, if you were caught by the soldiers from kenya that would be the end of your life also! so the means of survival was 50—50. everybody was trying to come to kenya to look for means of survival, but we never expected that we would go to a refugee camp. at the beginning, we ended up here, you have a small hut covered by plastic. the environment is so harsh. it was nasty, the soil is not fertile, you cannot grow anything. in three years, there might be no rain. it's so hot, sometimes it can reach up to 40—50 degrees. when we arrived in the camps, there are gangs will come at night, they will rape girls and take away what you have. it wasn't safe at the beginning but things become cool as time goes by. it's like a city now. a big city. we thought we could have stayed there two years or o

talking to witness in kenya there. 0ur talking to witness in kenya there.tness is the nasa astronaut michael foale, who had one of the most frightening experiences everin of the most frightening experiences ever in space. in 1997 he was on board russia's mere space station when a cargo vessel crashed into it. there was a space station built by the russians. the impression you got when you opened up the hatch and went into mirfor the when you opened up the hatch and went into mir for the first time we re went into mir for the first time were twofold, one was the smell, like an oily garage. maybe a little bit of must, because we did have mould on the mir. the other impression is clutter. a5 mould on the mir. the other impression is clutter. as you go through it is like going into the oesophagus of someone's throat. after about six weeks of being on the station, i did my experiments, i was very happy, i get up onjune 25, the commander and the flight engineer had been using radio control equipment to fly a cargo ship that weighs about seven tons into the mir st

zamzam, talking to - in kenya.ess in kenya. witness is michael foale, astronaut who had one of the nasa astronaut who had one of the most frightening of experiences in space. in 1997 he was on russia's me a space station when a cargo vessel crashed into it. mir was a space station built by the russians. your impression when you opened the hatch and went into mirfor the impression when you opened the hatch and went into mir for the first time was to — twofold. and smart like an oily garage, maybe a little must because we didn't have mould on the mir. the other impression is clutter. —— it smelt like an oily garage. like going into the oesophagus of a throat. after six weeks on the station i had been doing my experiments, i was happy, i get up onjune 26, the commander and the flight engineer had been using radio control equipment to fly a cargo ship called progress that weighs about seven tonnes into the mir station, using a tv looking at the station. as i looked at the tv screen i could see that the orientation was

all guests and visitors are welcome to kenya. there are no problems in kenya.ished, another tourist would come and say, can you do this jambo, jambo? we had to do it about 20 times, and then the financial director of polygram said, here's my card. you call me. i want us to record this song. we didn't know that it was going to be this big. like they say, the rest is history. after recording, the rest was history. when we signed the agreement with polygram at that time, i didn't know much about copyright ownership. we were just happy to have our music recorded and so many people have wanted to do cover versions of it. most kenyans say this is a song for the tourists, not for us kenyans. but they are proud of it and at least it has given some kind of identity to kenya. any kenyan who goes overseas, they are always asking, you know the song and start singing, which is a big honourfor us. billy saro harrison, and terry kalanda harrison, remembering their hit song. that's all from witness for this month. we'll be back here at the british library in march. next month,

from kenya, alastair leithead reports.farmers are fighting a daily battle to keep control of their land. wildlife is being killed and tourist lodges hit, as herds of cattle are being illegally driven onto private land by traditional herdsman in their tens of thousands. "it is because of drought", he told me, "and this is the only place there's pasture, the only place we can bring our cows". but farmers say it's less about drought and more about politics — land in exchange for votes. this is a tourist lodge, set alight by herdsman, angry after clashes with security forces left one man dead. destroy the wildlife, try to destroy the livelihood of the place. the reality is that there are too many people, too much livestock and it is a global thing, it's not just kenya. overgrazing destroys a carefully managed environment, but also has other costs. elephants are shot — either because they threaten cattle, or, amid the lawlessness, for their ivory. gunfire. we just stumbled across some of the illegal cattle herders 49.1; -5 912—

it's a global thing, notjust kenya.and told to go and destroy property, wildlife, destroy the place. it isn't about white ranches, it's about the whole community. there is a landscape of different peoples here who are suffering. overgrazing destroys a carefully managed environment, but also has other costs. elephants are shot either because they threaten cattle or amid the lawlessness, for their ivory. is we can't fight fire with fire. this is a very volatile situation and whatever we do we have to tread incredibly carefully. there are certain people in the government who also have livestock here and also with two tribes who has a history of warfare between each other. the police don't have the manpower to stop the invasions. this stand—off did little to move on the herdsmen and approaching them is dangerous. we came under fire. we just stumbled across some of the illegal cattle herders who are on this land and as we got close to them shots rung out. one of them wentjust over the car. until the rule of law and land righ

to africa, where the german african business summit is taking place in nairobi, kenya.the big topics is the future of development aid. for years, industrialized nations have been looking for ways to sustain and successfully healthy african countries. we all know that everything has worked out as desired. germany has introduced in ambitious -- an ambitious plan that would -- germany wants to stress development rather than outright aid. reporter: this is a big event for german development minister. germany has drafted what it calls a marshall plan with africa. it is designed to create a framework for more german investment on the african continent. he told of the summit is less aid, more economic development. >> africa wants partnership. but we asking for a bit more than we have had. fighting corruption and promoting human rights. then as partners, we will be able to develop our economic relationship, business to business. reporter: german companies have been standoffish about the market. the german economy minister wants to change that. >> we have to advertise to german

it's a long way from tokyo to rural kenya and a very different culture. but one japanese musician has bridged that gap through her determination to learn a traditional instrument against all odds. nhk world has more. ♪ >> reporter: the nyatiti is a musical instrument of the luo ethnic group in kenya. and only men have traditionally been allowed to play it. but eriko mukoyama has broken that taboo. in 2005 she became the first woman to master the nyatiti. >> translator: it's an eight-stringed instrument but you have bells and a metal ring attached to your feet. so it's also a percussion instrument. and, of course, you sing, so it's really more like being a one-man band. >> reporter: mukoyama performs under the name anyango. last year after much anticipation, she released her first cd in east africa. she appears frequently on local tv and has become very popular. >> it's amazing to see what you would call a foreigner master a local instrument. >> reporter: when mukoyama first tried to learn the instrument, she wasn't allowed. she traveled to western kenya h

there have been violent clashes between landowners and traditional herdsmen in northern kenya.housands of cattle are being illegally driven onto farms and wildlife sanctuaries. the herdsmen say drought is forcing them to move their livestock, but the ranchers say it is politically motivated. in the grasslands below mount kenya, farmers are fighting a daily battle to keep control of their land. wildlife is being killed and tourist lodges hit as herds of cattle are being illegally driven onto private land by traditional herdsmen, in their tens of thousands. this is a game ranch. buffaloes and elephants usually drink here, but traditional herdsmen are driving their cattle through, destroying the land. translation: it's because of drought, and this is the only place there's pasture, the only place we can bring our cows. but farmers say it's less about drought and more about politics — land in exchange for votes. this is a tourist lodge, set alight by herdsmen, angry after clashes with security forces left one man dead. the owners were forced to flee, and then the looting began. peo

. >>> kenya has declared a national disaster after a drought.latest. >> now, the kenyan government is c crying for international aide to help with the drought. take a look. the kenyan red cross estimating 2.7 million people in need of food aid after a very low rainfall. this is causing mass migration of not only cattle but also the cattle herders and farmers. they are seeking water and resources in neighboring countries like uganda and into south sudan. unfortunately, the rains aren't coming. what we are noticing is human conflict because of lack of resource as available there. take a look at the image behind me. one such individual herding his cattle across the northeastern sections of kenya, which have been hit particularly hard by this on going drought. let me explain why this is happening. we have the intertropical convergence zone. this drives weather patterns and rain as cross the equatorial regions of central africa. this normally shifts south in the summertime. it is summer in the southern hemisphere that. usually provides rainfall to ke

in the grasslands below mount kenya, farmers are fighting a daily battle to keep control of their landtle are being illegally driven onto private land by traditional herdsman in their tens of thousands. this is a game ranch, buffaloes and elephants usually drink here, but traditional pokot and samburu herdsman are driving their cattle through, destroying the land. translation: it's because of drought, and this is the only place there's pasture, the only place we can bring our cows. but farmers say it's less about drought and more about politics — land in exchange for votes. this is a tourist lodge, set alight by herdsman, angry after clashes with security forces left one man dead. the owners were forced to flee, and then the looting began. the reality is that there are too many people and too much livestock, and it's a global thing, it's not just kenya. people have been misused and told to go and destroy property, destroy the wildlife, try to destroy the livelihood of the place so they can take over. it's not about white ranches, it's about the whole community here. there's a landscape

reporter eyder peralta joins me now via skype from kenya's capital, nairobi. first let's talk about this vote. this isn't exactly the one-person, one-vote we think of when we think of an election. what happened here? so, it was supposed to be a one-person, one vote type of election that we're used to, but the government could not get its act together, and they also had massive security concerns. so what they decided on was a process where parliament was electing the president. so parliament had two rounds of votes, and by the second round, mohammed farmajo won that round. they were supposed to be to a third round. but the incumbent stepped away from the race. so mohamfarmajo became the new president. >> sreenivasan: the clan elders elect the delegates, the delegates elect the m.p.s, the m.p.s elect the president. there are charges of corruptions on whether some of the votes were bought. >> i have been speaking to lots of people who are anticorruption activists, and they've looked into this, and what they said was votes were going for tens of thousands dollars,

kenya's disappearing desert lake.ancy kacungira finds out how global warming is putting the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of people at risk. this shoreline here at lake turkana has seen some drastic changes in recent times. it is here now butjust a few months ago it was even further back than this, beyond those trees. we do advise that nobody enter the water. and, protecting australia's beaches. hywel griffiths reports on how shark nets are keeping the swimmers safe but harming marine life. last year, they trapped over 130 of the targeted more dangerous sharks but they also trapped another 600 marine animals, including dolphins, rays and turtles. it is two weeks since he took the oath of office and president trump's administration has already issued dozens of orders, many of them sharply dividing opinion. but the president's supporters say he's simply fulfilling the promises he made on the campaign trail, whether people like them or not. nick bryant has travelled to the southern state of tennessee to see how pe

it is the third—largest city in kenya after mombasa and nairobi so this is thousands of people we'reed to meet a deadline it has for themselves, extending that because themselves, extending that because the sheer scale of the project. it does seem that even though they want to do it quickly it might not be practical do so. stay with us on 0utside source. when we come back, we'll be looking at a new study that says the way orangutans communicate is linked to the origins of human language. private tenants in england are being unfairly evicted and a new law to protect them isn't working, according to mp5. the law was introduced to stop people being thrown out of their homes because they'd complained about the state of their properties. dan whitworth has more. damp, mould, faulty electrics, and broken windows and boilers that don't get fixed when it's cold. they're all classed as category one hazards. in other words, they're so bad they pose a risk to people's health. this is rented out, private rented accommodation, people living here? that's right. people paying to rent here, making co

longe government has argued the camp poses a security threat within kenya's borders.hey claim it has been used by somali terror group al-shabab as recruiting grounds and to plan terror attacks within kenya. the ministers pushing to close it are saying it will keep kenyans safer. the ruling is obviously a big blow to them. rights groups are saying today's ruling is historic. the government can appeal the decision and we will likely hear whether they intend to do so. are a quarter of a million refugees living there. future very much under discussion at the moment is a lovely those people are very concerned about what's going to happen to them. >> the fate of the refugees is still uncertain. we are going into an election and anti-terror and security is likely to be at the top of those political agendas. likely be mixed into that conversation. since they announced the closure of the camp some refugees have chosen voluntarily to go back to somalia. humanitarian agencies are now warning of a looming drought and famine. they will wait to see whether or not the government is

there's been violence in northern kenya between the police and traditional herdsmen who are illegallywn and a bbc team was shot at while trying to film. the herders say there's nowhere else to feed their animals, because of drought. one of the affected tourist areas is laikipia. our africa correspondent alastair leithead reports. in the grasslands below mount kenya, farmers are fighting a daily battle to keep control of their land. wildlife is being killed, and tourist lodges hit as herds of cattle are being illegally driven onto private land by traditional herdsman in their tens of thousands. this is a game ranch, buffaloes and elephants usually drink here, but traditional pokot and samburu herdsman are driving their cattle through, destroying the land. translation: it's because of drought, and this is the only place there's pasture, the only place we can bring our cows. but farmers say it's less about drought and more about politics — land in exchange for votes. this is a tourist lodge, set alight by herdsman, set alight by herdsmen, angry after clashes with security forces left one

>> you know, there are here in kenya aboutç half a million refugees.hree million refugees that are hostess in ÷úethopia alone. 26,000 of those refugees come into kenya along have been stopped from traveling, as÷ú we speak. these are people that have been in the resettlement program for years that have been vetted extensively that have undergone medical checks and just aboutymo board a plane to the united states. their hopes have been, their rights have been trampled upon. theyç now are in limbo wonderi what is next for them. >> it's on hold to get into the u.s. or how many of them are taking >> let's hope that there is a window. obviously, the court order came through this weekend.my i understand that they're planning to resume the flight. so we're very hopeful that there were opportunities for refugees tov: still make use of this resettlement program. but that would only solve the problem for the ones that are in the resettlement program. this is a çlong-term program. this is small contribution united states makes and other western nations make to a

. >>> people in kenya have been going through a continuous period without a raining season for the past five years. our meteorologist jonathan oh has the details in our world weather report. >> it looks like because of the prolonged dry period in the area, we are continuing to see long period of problems, we're talking about three failed rainy seasons. rainy season lasting for a decent amount of time once each year. for the fact that the past three years there hasn't been a good rainy season, we're seeing a tremendous condition when it comes to drought. let me take you over there. looking at video in the area, the video is going to be a little discomforting to watch. we're talking about live stock dying, animal carcasses littering the field. and for those who are there, they're smelling the stench of dead animamals b because of thek of pasture and water. 1.3 million people from 42 counties have been suffering from starvation and the kenya red cross has stepped in to try to mitigate the situation by providing aid to those in need of help. but itt doesn't look like thaha the weather side

to come to kenya, to perform for you, because i think of you as my people."words, this is the best thing i have ever done as a jazz musician, as a human being, is to come to kenya and perform for you because you are my people. here's dizzy gillespie, having toured just really once. experiencing that african culture just that one time. he realized that that, those are my roots, that's my heritage and that's the meaning that the state department couldn't even have envisioned when they were first sending these guys out there. next up, to think about duke ellington. now, in contrast to satch and to dizzy, duke ellington was something of a different kind of ambassador. i mean, he was the elder statesman of this bunch. he was born in 1899. he's basically an old man when he's doing a lot of these tours. and he'd kind of had these middle-class airs about him. he had been raised in a little bit better scenario in the united states than some of his other black counterparts on these tours. so the state department considered him this model ambassador. yet even he despite

what's true is both of the refugees are in jordan, turkey, lebanon, and kenya., and kenya. these countries are not being supported enough. they are expected to have the same infrastructures in their communities. water systems, hospitals, and without much support. the organizations that work to help refugees are constantly underfunded. frankly, that is not right. >> host: to think by taking so few refugees, and i'm talking for the european countries is much as i was talk about the u.s., that we do make maintain at the end, we we maintain criminal industry because the only alternative of those who are desperate finding in a country. . . a and high profit markets in the world. there have been some good attempts and it happens in countries where frankly it is still a thriving business, and it is exploiting people for high profits and killing people. the number of people that have died last year for 4,000 we don't even know very few of their names and many of them we may not even know about. the number might be much higher. they are responsible and put them on overcrowded boats

the queen was in kenya at the time.diately to london to begin a reign that's now the longest in history. it's a role to which she remains fully committed to. the queen will be back here at buckingham palace within a matter of days, for another year, which, despite the fact that she will be 91 in a little more than two months‘ time, shows very little evidence of any significant slowing down. cheering. the younger members of the family, principally kate, william and harry, are now deploying their energy is very much more fully in support of the queen. but britain's head of state still has a busy programme of her own. among the many engagements in prospect for her this year, there is one significant and very personal anniversary to look forward to. in november, she and the duke of edinburgh will reach the 70th anniversary of their wedding in 19117. and something else to anticipate, the prospect of that state visit by president donald] trump. how will be queen handle that? well, just like the other 109 state visits she has

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what is true is most of the refuges are in countries like jordan and turkey and lebanon and kenya. these countries are not being supported enough. they are expected to have the same infrastructure in their communities and water systems, schools, hospitals, and you know without much support. the organizations that work to help refuges like yours and like mine are constantly under funded. that is just frankly it is not right. >> host: do you think by taking so few refuges, not offering more resettlement and i am talking for the european countries as much as i talk about the u.s., that we do make the game of smugglers at the end? we do maintain the criminal industry because the only alternative for these people who are desperate in finding no comfort in the country that received them? >> guest: absolutely. it is in a way. i think the people smuggling business has become one of the biggest gangster, high profit markets in the world. and the only way to shut it down is law enforcement has not been very successful although there have been some good attempts and have been some arrests in

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chris goes on safari in a nature preserve in kenya, africa. dr. chris: a white rhino right here. announcer: after that, dr. chris pushes himself to the limit in a kenyan marathon. [man speaking foreign language] announcer: then, dr. chris explores the emerging cultural center of south america, the chilean capital city of santiago. dr. chris: this city just has so many quite strange sites to it. it's almost like it has a split personality. announcer: and finally, dr. chris celebrates mother's day in sydney, australia, in the most unusual way. dr. chris: i thought it would be nice to do

she was this kenya -- in kenya when the riots were there, she had to walk around dead people the get to her job. several years ago when she was married in vancouver, canada, i was honored to have received an invitation to her wedding, and i flew up to vancouver to be in her wedding which took place at a mule -- a beautiful mosque, and i was delighted to do that. and i consider her one of my topnotch students and a very close friend. so i have no concern at all about the religion of islam and those who practice islam, just with individuals. the iranians who took the embassy, for the host part, were well-meaning but very, very naive. i would divide the group into sort of three age brackets; those in their late 20s and early 30s were college graduates or should have been college graduates. my chief interrogator, an individual that i spent a hundred or so very delightful hours with, sometimes 12 hours at a time through the middle of the night in less than comfortable circumstances, actually had gone to the university of california-berkeley for a few years. and i am a product of the unive

but first, we're off to kenya to find out more about day-to-day life in the slums. today, over half of the world's population live in cities. that's almost 4 billion people. the u.n. estimates that there are up to 900 million people in the developing world living in slums. a figure which is likely to triple over the next few years. as a result, by 2025, over 1 billion new homes will need to be built at t a cost of around $650 billion u.s. dollars per year. mexico city is home to the world's largest slum. neza-chalco-itza has around 4 million residents. in dharavi in mumbai, over a million people are cramped together in under 2.6 square kilometers. kibera in nairobi is probably africa's largest slum. it's difficult to know how many people live there. but it's several hundred thousand at least. narrator: it's moving day in the kibera slum. everything is packed in plastic bags. patrick kiluzu can't afford moving boxes. patrick, his wife, and thrhree children have lived in africa's largest slum for the past 10 years. now, they're moving into a real apartment house acros

but first, we're off to kenya to find out more about day-to-day life in the slums.today, over half of the world's population live in cities. that's almost 4 billion people. the u.n. estimates that ther

was he born in kenya? he probably killed j.f.k. after inventing autism!pointed and confirmed and is in every way fully and legally a judge. trump heard the decision and he was, like, oh, yeah? who are you to judge? i'm literally a judge! ( laughter ) look, you know, i know trump is not a checks and balances guy, but the president takes an oath to uphold the constitution, and judges are specifically the people whose job it is to tell him how to do that. judges are basically democracy referees. now, you can complain about a call if you don't like it, but you can't complain the ref is not a ref unless the ref works at foot locker which is different in which case you shouldn't have brought your divorce suit in front of him to begin with. just saying. a problem with trump dumping on judge robot. the problem with this particular judge is there are no problems with this particular judge. >> judge robart is a superb judge and one of the best we have and one of the better judges in the country. he is an active republican in washington state, a good, solid judge, m

and linked to kenya, in which 200 people died. >>> the fbi is of the inning yet a new outbreak of threats against the jewish targets, including schools with young children. there were several threats today. preschool children were evacuated after a bomb threat at this jewish community center in florida. and it comes after hundreds of gravestones gravestones were vandalized in philadelphia. abc's gio benitez is in philadelphia tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the startling images of children evacuated from a jewish community center in south florida after a bomb threat was called in -- similar scenes unfolding in alabama, michigan, rhode island and new york and it doesn't end there. today, we've seen evacuations of 21 jccs and day schools in at least a dozen states. 90 threats this year. so far, authorities say, the threats aren't substantiated -- today, the white house condemning them. >> the president continues to condemn these and any other form of anti-semitic and hateful acts in the strongest terms. >> reporter: these new threats come after an kmated 500 headstones were toppled at this j

this is the world's biggest refugee camp in kenya.to be closed by the government, but the country's highest court has just blocked that. we will talk you through that with the help of our correspondent in nairobi. and if you want to get in touch — #bbcos. as we do on every programme, here is a full update on what's been happening in the trump administration in the last 2a hours: first, kellyanne conway — she's a white house special advisor, she's definitely in donald trump's inner circle, and according to the white house she's been reprimanded for comments she made in an interview. it's all related to a story that starts with this tweet from donald trump yesterday. "my daughter ivanka has been treated so unfairly by @nordstrom. she is a great person — always pushing me to do the right thing! terrible!" the president was taking issue with a retailerfor dropping his daughter's clothing line. next that tweet was retweeted by the @potus account. so that's the official twitter feed of the president of america pushing out opinion on an indi

the queen was in kenya at the time. a reign that's now the longest in history. it's a role to which she remains fully committed to. the queen will be back here at buckingham palace within a matter of days, for another year, which, despite the fact that she will be 91 in a little more than two months‘ time, shows very little evidence of any significant slowing down. cheering. the younger members of the family, principally kate, william and harry, are now deploying their energy is very much more fully in support of the queen. but britain's head of state still has a busy programme of her own. among the many engagements in prospect for her this year, there is one significant and very personal anniversary to look forward to. in november, she and the duke of edinburgh will reach the 70th anniversary of their wedding in 19117. and something else to anticipate, the prospect of that state visit by president donald] trump. how will be queen handle that? well, just like the other 109 state visits she is hosted during a record—brea