contracted to build the dams he is the head of the public prosecution service in kenya. you or the international image of the crowds we realize that we cannot fight corruption or structure the crimes. the office of the director of public prosecutions has prioritized personal proceeds of crime benefits of instruments of crime us of course discussion and forfeiture this position has been made professionally independently devoid of any external influence political discourse of duration or any other students and for more on this story i'm joined by the executive director of transparency international can yes emil kim a transparency international is an international n.g.o.s working to combat corruption welcome to africa mr kim a do you think fear of rest of the finance minister henry riteish marks a turning point for kenya. well thank you for having me on the show in a. book in your view is that this is an important step forward. in time we intrinsically seem because i rested just a foster not the prosecution process and ultimately what you want to see a boundary conditions a

contracted to build the dams he is the head of the public prosecution service in kenya. in view of the international nature of this crisis we realize that we cannot fight corruption or no or another structure beautified to the commit crimes the office of the director of public prosecutions must prioritize the proceeds of crime benefits and instruments of crime i said confiscation and for future this position has been made professionally independently devoid of any external influence political discourse of derision or any other extremist and for more on this story i'm joined by the executive director of transparency international can yes emil kim a transparency international is an international n.g.o.s working to combat corruption welcome to africa mr kim a do you think fear of rest of the finance minister henry rothsay shmucks a turning point for kenya. well thank you for having me on the show may. get your views that this is an important step forward. in time. we intervened to be seen because the rest are just the faster you know the prosecution process and ultimately w

corruption is not new in kenya and. has been accused several times criticised in the past for not cracking down on corruption for decades we have seen scandals we have seen corruption on every level including in the ministry but until now it's always been small offices or well connected businessmen who were arrested so this is the very 1st time a cabinet minister is arrested who has to go to court so many see this as the beginning of the fight that kenya has promised but it remains to be seen if he actually gets to go to prison many believe that yes he will go to court that he will then just pay a cash bail and is released the trial will be delayed for 5 to 7 years judges will be bribed and he might just get away with it after all a minute he talked about how endemic the problem of corruption is in kenya and they are those who are suggesting that there is politics at play here that perhaps the finance minister has fallen out with certain people and hence is now facing the wind what are you learning about with this is th

corruption is not new and kenya and. has been accused several times criticized in the past for not cracking down on corruption for decades we have seen scandals we have seen corruption on every level including in the ministry but until now it's always been small offices or well connected businessmen who were arrested so this is the very 1st time a cabinet minister is arrested who has to go to court so many see this as the beginning of the fight that kenya has promised but it remains to be seen if he actually gets to go to prison many believe that yes he will go to court that he will then just pay a cash bail and is released that the trial will be delayed for 5 to 7 years judges will be bribed and he might just get away with it doth roll a minute he talks about how. the problem of corruption is in kenya and they are those who are suggesting that there is politics at play here that perhaps the finance minister has fallen out with certain people and hence is now facing the wind what are you learning about with this is there

corruption is not new in kenya and. has been accused several times criticized in the past for not cracking down on corruption for decades we have seen scandals we have seen corruption on every level including in the ministry but until now it's always been small offices all well connected businessmen who were arrested so this is the very 1st time a cabinet minister is arrested who has to go to court so many see this as the beginning of the fight that kenya has promised but it remains to be seen if he actually gets to go to prison many believe that yes he will go to court that he will then just pay a cash bail and is released the trial will be delayed for 5 to 7 years judges will be bribed and he might just get away with it off the roll a minute he talked about how he did make the problem of corruption is in kenya and they are those who are suggesting that there is politics at play here that perhaps the finance minister has fallen out with certain people and hence is now facing the wind what are you learning about with th

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kenya. ok and that is all yours for for now peter back to you. thanks very much when we come back we'll take a live update on the aftermath of that greek general election result on the other side of the break i will see you very soon. on counting the cost $3.00 decades after the collapse of the soviet union russia is being gaging with africa to raise its political clout and we look at the economics behind thirty's decision to buy the s. 400 and f. $35.00 stealth bomber counting the cost. for the last 2 years the students have been collecting rubbish every day it's helped clean up the campus and helped build some of its facilities for every 2 kilo's of plastic waste they collect the school receives a brick made of plastic and cement. for some activists this may not be the most ecological way to eliminate the problems of plastic but this is seen as an immediate solution to the growing problems of landfills across the country waste can now be used to manufacture building materials. were such a problem is something which is a geopolitical issue that'

s from kenya eco africa mix up with environmental activists his message is clear make kenya plastic free as soon as possible. for many years he has been focusing its lens on plastic with germs what could be of the photographer from the cool kenya with over 17000 followers on twitter he's one of the most pronounced environment activists in the country using twitter he kicked off a social media campaign to fight plastic pollution. my social media campaign. happened this week so for example. if i was in the streets and i would see a plastic bags. in there always i was a plastic months later in the environment i'll take pictures can. one say took the pictures i would come and teach them and share them with the hash tag bomb plastic skate until august 27th when most people in kenya used plastic bags to carry goods from shops. that resulted in plastic quest all over the country. then the government issued a rigorous. anyone violating it faces a penalty of up 232000 euros a jail term of up to 4 years. a number of manufacturers and target is have been arrested and fined. while there has been qui

kenya sporting officials are confident they've done everything right to ensure the country once again hosts the world safari rally and that it will leave up to its past reputation as a destination of one of the most thrilling international rally series a decision will be made in october catherine sorry al-jazeera kenya. ok and that is all your support for now much more coming up later but for now it's back to you peter for thanks so much we'll see you later i'm sure on the other side of the break how is here she'll have an update live updates on 2 main top stories verdict being handed down today of the i.c.c. the international criminal court in the hague plus there's a new prime minister in greece mr mintz attack just how long will this honeymoon period actually last and can he deliver on his tax cuts a deal with al-jazeera. driven by outrage and spanning generations the rohinton demonstrators gathered on the very day a widely criticized repatriation agreement between the governments of bangladesh and me and more was to begin the anger was all too apparent and the fear was palpable if

many high profile people being prosecuted in kenya and. lived through it but the interpreters to go through the system. taken to court and up on duty and they're convicted in the past you've heard that many cases of people including cabinet secretaries but it never ends up in any prosecution it never ends up in any conviction will this rest in the charges that come with be seen as having sort of political overtones as raw teaches from the opposition and was an appointee forced on the president by his deputy william ruto the potential next president. the reason why the very important is because. production. gets of the cabinet secretary. so it's not going to cause any anywhere. any questions pulling them so you don't need to be the main reason is that you sure. need to do. the president. politically then why has corruption been difficult to get rid of. the country. is going to want to know why has corruption as an issue been so difficult to get rid of kenyan society successive political leaders been unable to tackle the subject. people shou

mombasa kenya ships have a direct link to the rail system. this ship is being unloaded by ukrainian technicians the tanks transported here for gas will continue their onward journey straight away. but doesn't so sudan have a legitimate interest in arming itself and establishing itself as a state may as well you're into a couple of well it was an integral part of the sudan and fought for independence and done it but in a situation like that where one side says it wants to prevent independence and the other side says it wants to systematically prepare for it anyone supplying weapons must know that there is a strong likelihood of arms being used in a possible war of independence and it could be a political motivation to promote the separation of the region up because of the presence of deposits of oil or materials on but that is clearly in violation of international law and us unacceptable it is of course a humanitarian crying at least one or 2 leaders and woman you feel for fish in. south sudan in 2014 it's president salva kiir the man with the

africa coming up in the next 15 minutes the long road back we'll meet the somali women who've left kenya's dadaab refugee camp to return to their home lad and are struggling to rebuild their knocks. and the sandwich generation we meet a young nigerian who says he has little left for himself after deducting financial support for use karens from his neat income a story for many it to african. because you know black families like the type to just tell you he has drained from injured. hello i'm christie to welcome to news africa. for many somalis the reality of life over the pa state has been war insecurity famine and seeking refuge hundreds of thousands fled the country many crossed to neighboring kenya to the dadaab refugee camp one of the largest in the world after numerous threats by the kenyan government to close the camp the united nations is trying to help somalis return to reality of any safe areas in somalia like the town of. went i met up with women who have returned to somalia to try and rebuild their lives reports from our correspondent melanie corrigible. nowadays a modest living

kenya's finance minister pleads not guilty to corruption charges linked to the construction of 2 dams also. police used tear gas to break up protests against the territories in fact all got. britain's new prime minister will be announced shortly to resign may's due to hold her final cabinet meeting before she resigns and then the result of the conservative party's leadership election will be revealed but was johnson's a favorite to beat rival jeremy hunt in the vote by tory party members. of the west months now where john hall is live for us that gena so just talk us through how things are going to unfold for the when that's a day and some aren't. daryn we're about an hour 2 hours rather than 40 minutes away from that announcement the result of the conservative party leadership ballot photo among the members of the party 160000 members of the party for britain's next prime minister the 1st time in history that a prime minister has been selected in this way rather than elected either by m.p.'s or by actual voters now boris johnson as you said the former foreign secretary is expected to

kenya. henry rock to each is in unfamiliar territory in a courtroom. he has been charged along with other government officials with several counts of corruption using office and the 40 in the government of more than $240000000.00 this is unprecedented he's the highest ranking government official to be arrested and charged at the center of the scandal are plans for the construction of 2 dimes that was supposed to be built here in el galle marquardt west in kenya the prosecution says construction has not begun for years after it was commissioned yet some of the money has already been paid out and the cost inflated by $170000000.00 about what was forecast the $28.00 people are implicated including employees of the company which was awarded the contract as it was filing for bankruptcy prosecutors won the director of the company. to be extradited from italy to face trial here some kenyans are saying this is a big step in the fight against corruption is a senior minister close to both the presiden

top news stories kenya's finance minister has become the 1st government leader ever to be arrested for corruption and financial misconduct in the awarding of contracts the 2 hydroelectric dam projects they were budgeted to cost taxpayers around half a $1000000000.00 but $150000000.00 more was allegedly already in the telling company involved in the scandal. britain's prime minister tree's mayors held an emergency meeting on iran's seizure of a u.k. flagged oil tanker the u.k. is reportedly considering a range of options including limited sanctions as part of its response there are maintains its action was legal and the vessel broke maritime rules. it is interesting that when a british ship commits an offense and iran confronts the ship for the security of the region some countries announce their request to release the tanker well we ask entrees 1st ask the u.k. to release the iranian tanker british tanker contrary to maritime regulations 1st turned off its transponder instead of moving to the entrance of the strait of hormuz and it did not pay attention to different warning us. fighter

marianne: kenya's finance minister has been released on bail in a corruption case.has been accused of defrauding the government out of hundreds of millions of dollars but he insists he has done nothing wrong. catherine reports from kenya. >> henry rotich is in unfamiliar territory, in a courtroom. he has been charged along with other government officials with several counts of corruption, abusing office, and defrauding the government of more than $240 million. this is unprecedented. he is the highest-ranking government official to be arrested and charged. at the center of the scandal our plans for the construction of two dams which were supposed to be built here in western kenya. fortruction has not begun years after it was commissioned, yet some of the money has already been paid out and the by $170 million above what was forecast. 28 people are implicated, including employees of an italian company which was awarded the contract as it was filing for bankruptcy. prosecutors also director of the company to be extradited from italy to face trial here. saying this ise

kenya's finance minister arrested for corruption never a dime scandal. hello again i'm dennis you know without you there live from doha also coming up. dozens of civilians are killed in syria's province in 24 hours as intense as strikes. and respect was on bristol reinstate the death penalty. thousands demonstrate against the policies of the philippines president as he speaks of getting even tougher on drugs. the british prime minister begins an emergency meeting to decide the government's response to iran sees ear of an oil tanker. but 1st kenya's finance minister henri has been arrested because of a dam construction scandal marks the 1st time a sitting kenyan minister has been arrested on corruption charges he and other officials are accused of flouting procurement rules when they awarded the building project to a bankrupt italian company has denied any wrongdoing we have to have more on that story a little bit later on in the program in the meantime let's look at other news syrian government air strikes have killed and we did dozens of civilians in it

al-jazeera kenya. at least 20 people have died in 2 rebel attacks in north eastern democratic republic of congo local reports say lend the rebels killed 9 civilians in it on monday while a.d.f. fighters are believed to have killed 12 civilians in key the both provinces have been affected by months of fighting or battling an outbreak of the a bowl of virus. ethiopia says federal forces are being deployed to parts of the south after violence left at least 18 people dead over the weekend protests started last week when activists tried to declare their own state for this is dharma ethnic group they submitted a request for semi autonomous last july at least 150 people have been arrested in connection with the violence it morgan has more from the capital addis ababa. activists from the southern nations and nationalities regional state describe the situation in their area as sense especially after the decision from the future and federal government to deploy troops to the region there saying that they're worr

news africa coming up on the program the story of a young kenya who was recruited by al-shabaab ts kate and is now helping to make his cons. 3 safe. songs. hospital gripped by football fever us it's not in the past for the quarter final stage of the african cup of nations found c.b.r. team success has made life better.

kenya's brand new railway linking nairobi and mombasa another infrastructure project with chinese credit behind it compared with china's dominance in world trade its expanding role in global finance is poorly documented china has exported record amounts of capital to the rest of the world since the mid 20th century the authors of the keil institute report say china's loans to other countries are often shrouded in a passerby many of these financial flows are not picked up in the official statistics reported to the i.m.f. or the world bank from the year 2000 to 2017 the total credits owed to china by other countries including direct loans and investments rose from just over half a percent of world g.d.p. to 10 times that peaking around 6.3 percent in 2016 then leveling out just above 6 percent over the last 2 years. loans from china's state owned banks to developing in emerging countries have multiplied in the last 10 years the collateral offered against these loans is often oil or other natural resources the keil institute says china's hidden outstanding overseas loans pose serious risks

kenya was one of the 1st african countries to get on board china's multi-billion dollar silk road project so far the country has profited from the investment a major infrastructure project built with chinese loans the new train line between the capital nairobi and the port city of mumbai this 1st part of an ambitious rail project alone has cost china nearly $4000000000.00 but the rate of chinese lending in africa is slowing 2016 was a high point with china lending more than $30000000000.00 to africa in 2017 the figure fell to just over one 3rd of that. china did pledge for their loans to african countries last year but doubts are creeping in for china the fear is that its investments in africa will not pay off as expected in april china declined to lend kenya actually point $6000000000.00 for the 3rd phase of the rail line which seeks to extend it to lake victoria chinese lending carries risks for both sides african countries are worried they will not be able to repay the loans part 2 of the project is due to be completed this year if and when part 3 is completed remains uncertain. and jo

how climate change is already affecting herders in kenya.limate change is incrcreasingy having an impact all over the plplet. tetemperatures are s soarin, sea-levels are rising. droughts and wildfires are no longer the exception. more and more, they're becoming the rule. people in sub-saharan africa are particularly up against it. in some areas, average temperatures have risen by two degrees celsius or more since the 1970's. heat, crop failures and floods are forcing people to flee their homes. the world bank says around 86 million people could be displaced in africa in the next 30 years, more than anywhere else in the world. in kenya, we met a man who struggles with the effects of climate change every day. but he's not taking it lying down. reporter: these days, it takes a long time to find a place for his animals to graze. roba guyo has been a goatherd for decades. but conditions have never been so tough. roba: the climate is overwhelming us. the biggest problem is the lack of water. there's nothing we can do. reporter: over time, the heat

al-jazeera kenya. the head of the f.b.i. has warned the russia is still intent on interfering in american elections christopher ray was testifying before a hearing of the senate judiciary committee on a range of topics including robert miller's investigation into russian meddling in the 2016 presidential vote well is due to testify on wednesday when questioned by republican senator lindsey graham the f.b.i. chief said moscow continues to threaten democracy everything we've done against russia has got deterred them enough all the sanctions all the talk but they're still at it well my view is until they stop they haven't heard enough and they're still doing it yes the u.s. senate has confirmed president tom's pick for secretary of defense want esper replaced james mattis to quit last year of a policy disagreements with the president the 90 to 8 vote reflected for bipartisan support for s. but the 55 year old has had a long career in the military and secretary since 2017. in puerto rico a judge has issued warrants for the cell

fighting breaks out as a murder journalist is laid to rest in haiti amid sport kenya makes its case to become a destination for the world's best valley drivers. benighted nations is concerned about the growing number of children being killed in the war in rebel held areas of syria it live in hama province is a being bombarded for a further month syrian government airstrikes backed by russian warplanes human rights groups say at least $500.00 civilians have been killed including kids so in a whole the reports. it seems the planes never leave the skies over rebel held northwest syria. oh. thank us. air strikes have been relentless oh it bothers me it's day 70 of the russian backed syrian government offensive the southern countryside of italy province and the northern countryside of hama province are battlegrounds. the bombardment has been intense and discriminant human rights groups say why the areas and populated neighborhoods have been attacked nowhere is safe. civilians are dying and am rights groups of more than 500 have been killed more than 100 of them children. since the beginning

uk: police are trying to identify the body of a man, thought to be a stowaway, who fell from this kenyaways plane into a london garden. now on bbc news live to singapore for asia business report. trumpet‘s trade gap that are global conflicts narrowing the deficit with the rest of the world? what this indian popcorn start—up is looking farfrom narendra modi's budget this week. good morning asia, hello world, it is a wednesday. glad you could join us for this exciting bid we addition. closely watched trade data later this wednesday. disputes with china, the eu and india from us. looking for evidence that the trump administration is succeeding in reducing its trade deficit. monica, this is a key twenty20 election campaign? these numbers are an indication that he is following through on his campaign promise and it is not just through on his campaign promise and it is notjust the trump administration closely watching these numbers, it is also his democrat opponents facing him in the 2020 race. as of april, the deficit narrowed to a little under $51 billion and that was notjust because of the

kenya's finance minister is arrested on corruption charges into the construction of 2 diamonds. now iran says it doesn't want to see a confrontation with the u.k. over the seizure of a british flag oil tanker but the u.k. is demanding the vessel and its crew be released and once european led naval mission to ensure safe shipping through the strait of hormuz the stand off will be a priority for the incoming u.k. prime minister this week state to be boris johnson. i think it is very important from. iran who. normally. respond. but the u.k.'s foreign minister jeremy hunt says the tank a seizure is an act of state piracy that must be met with an international response and aren't lee has more from london. this emergency couldn't have come as a worse time for the u.k. and the ministers who left the crisis meeting all know it's apart from anything else they'll be a new prime minister this week probably with a different take on the situation. still the u.k. can do nothing in the face of what it regards as a provocation by iran the way in which the capture of the u.k. flag tanker was fil

kenya. reuters is reporting that nigeria's military and police have fought with a group of shia muslim protesters in the streets of the capital of these 3 people have been killed in violence they say one of those killed was an officer who tried to stop protesters from vandalizing property the demonstrators are calling for the release of. the leader of the islamic movement of mine cheery. federal government leaders in ethiopia have ordered troops and police to the south of the country after violent protests at least $25.00 people being killed in the southern region since activists there demanded their own state a few days ago. federal government leaders need the opiate have ordered troops to the south of the country following violent protests there at least 25 people have been killed in the southern region at the morgan has more from the capital at this oppa. activists from the. regional state describe the situation in their area as sense especially after the decision from the few federal gov

well still coming up on al-jazeera a corruption crisis hits kenya's government but the finance ministers have faced unprecedented challenges and warnings of catastrophic mega fires that could sweep europe has 5 struggled to put up blazes in portugal. how low we got plenty of dry by the plenty of sunshine across the middle east no changes here the heat ramping up into central areas as set in the case around baghdad and kuwait city where we'll see temperatures getting up into the forty's 4546 degrees here on tuesday afternoon have a towards the mediterranean 30 celsius rates and for jerusalem want to see the showers just around the black sea into georgia into armenia that's certainly a possibility but elsewhere across the region as you can see it's looking largely troy and settles temperatures even higher for baghdad as we go through wednesday 47 celsius around 10 degrees cooler here in doha on tuesday after they will feel humid it will fill up the close should be dry but it is going to be sticky one into the gulf of aden well here we have got a little more cloud some showers a possibility

kenya's finance ministers due to appear in court in the coming hours accused of fraud and corruption henry wrote it is the 1st sitting government minister to face such charges he's alleged to have been involved in awarding contracts and payments for the construction of hydroelectric dams our correspondent catherine sawyer reports from some in northern kenya. this is hendrik teach filmed at a previous meeting he has now been arrested accused of corruption in a scandal where he say tough authorized payments for the construction of dams in western kenya where construction workers have been began 4 years after commissioning. that the guise of cutting or collegiate to make commercial construction colossal amounts and justifiably the aid of a well choreographed scheme by government offices in collusion with private individuals and institutions. upon receiving and reviewing the evidence i'm satisfied sufficient evidence to charge and prosecute the puppetry the director of public prosecutions has ordered for their arrest of $28.00 people including employees of the italian company that was aw

kenya is hosting a counterterrorism summit for africa's leaders the u.n. sponsored talks are designed to share information and form a united front thousands of africans have been killed and millions displaced in various countries the threats include attacks by al-qaeda and i still affiliates in this a whole region a joint task force has so far failed to stop the killings focus spaced in nigeria have caused a humanitarian crisis to spread in the lake chad region 27000 people have been killed in the fighters 10 year campaign to establish an islamic state and west africa and east africa u.s. forces have joined an african union operation against al shabaab fighters continue their campaign to impose islamic law despite losing strongholds in somalia malcolm webb has the latest from the kenyan capital. the president of kenya who kenyatta and the secretary general of the united nations and tainio guitar is meeting here in nairobi with government and security officials from a number of african countries as well as from the african union european union and the unite

kenya. ok but as always for for now more lights are they ready and that is your news hour thank you for joining us to reign over gaiters along in just 2 minutes time with the latest news right here on i'll just. the term pre-crime comes from this movie minority report in which a prediction is to be made about something an individual has not yet done but is going through and a preemptive arrest is made of someone before they perform the act if you would have asked me 37 years ago if we would have gunshot detection or video cameras in neighborhoods or be able to predict what crimes occur i would have said you're crazy pre-crime coming soon on al-jazeera. earth would you problem is something which is a geopolitical issue that's for governments international institutions to manage under $1000.00 refugees don't have the right to more freely on the other boards can move freely as far and as much as they want it's a multinational colonialism this is a very i'm not and over the democratic process th

kenya's finance minister pleads not guilty to corruption charges linked to the construction of 2 plus tension in the skies over south korea seoul says its aircraft fired warning shots of russian military jets violating its airspace. britain's new prime minister will be announced shortly and these are live pictures of 10 downing street where to resume may's holding her final cabinet meeting before she resigns and then the results of the conservative party's leadership election will be revealed but was johnson is the favorite to beat rival jeremy hunt in the vote by tory party members let's go live now to john always in westminster join us of the clocks now ticking for the official results to be announced just tell us how things are going to unfold for the winner today and tomorrow jana. yes final cabinet meeting to resume a chairing it as we speak of course just under 2 hours to go now before the results of that conservative party leadership ballot is known to decide the next prime minister it's the 1st time in history that a prime minister has been selected really by the 160000 member