think that kenya has the resources to handle this pandemic. i think it is we are faced by a i'm president at times right now and. we got up and only that has not discrimination and whether rich or poor but i think the silver lining in kenya situation is that many other countries that's what it's embarrassing the last 30 days to get to watch and learn from the other countries and there's a lot of people. going on and so i think when it comes to resources i also look actually saw from a different point of view and that you know for maturity we go into one of the biggest resources of the prevention but i think i would love the kenyan government has just that social and behavioral change we. will see the government steps from behind or to train and courage the will to enforce social change you know we've been receiving aid groups and we're seeing the. time shift. he knew what king environments are not just minutes sectors and they think of these are major changes even from a cultural point of view. i think this bill great impact you know or on the

and the world bank for a 2nd because we know that kenya has asked the i.m.f. and the world bank for help is that money going to be sufficient for kenya's needs do you think. adding great now anything helps you know like harry did i mean we are living in a time which is not empirical data or where the fire absolutely kinds saw as 2 separate fish and see that might be hard one to tell what we can probably starts to think about is efficiency so that's the little we get from the a or manslaughter well order that you know even the private sector you know can be utilized properly i have seen all sectors greats now working together the private sector is becoming more important for it in providing to me shuns expertise in different capacities where we have got in and maybe even all these efforts are going to help improving efficiencies in the long run i represent the private sector and enable kenya you know has been contributing in a small missing our technology to assist in conduct tracing maybe messaging contacts tracking those who are being managed from whole and t

health kenya we know that many. rich nations have been severely stretched by code 19 but do you think that kenya has the resources to handle this pandemic i think it is we are faced by a i'm president at times right now and. with open demick that has not discrimination and whether rich or poor but i think the cinema lending in kenya situation is that many other countries that what it's a virus in the last 30 days to get to watch and learn from the other countries and there's a lot of people and that is going on and so i think when it comes to resources i also look actually sources from a different point of view and you know for maturity if we go into one of the biggest resources of the convention that i think i would lower the kenyan government has been just that social and behavioral change we. will see in the government or the steps from the higher we're trained encouraged that will to enforce or should change and we've been receiving daily briefing and we're seeing less. time shikse. during you know what king env

and when they learn googie talking to us from nairobi in kenya we appreciate it thank you. let's get a quick roundup of coronavirus developments around the world in spain the official death toll has now surpassed 20000 people singapore has reported its highest number of new confirmed cases since the outbreak began authorities there say 60 percent of the infections are in dormitories housing foreign workers on a more positive note south korea has reported only 18 you cases it's low is the daily jump in more than 2 months. germany has welcomed the 1st group of unaccompanied minors to arrive from refugee camps in greece the process had been delayed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic with greece facing a crisis within a crisis increased migration and a global health emergency at the same time e.u. member states are taking some of the pressure off germany will host a $350.00 children young people and in total some $1500.00 will be resettled across europe in the coming months. they are some of the 1st in a europe wide effort to place hundreds of minors all of them travelling

travel to kenya to discuss the sensitive topic. on the nigeria we meet a painter who uses an ancient writing system to create a mess for rising up. now have you ever wondered where all those emails claiming that you've won a $1000000.00 actually come from well that's happening a lot in one of west africa's hotspots well cyber crime and internet fraud young people tried to make a living by scamming people online we met some of the for us this. last night falls on the streets of across the web is just beginning for. his real name he doesn't want to be identified which is understandable it's a credit card who would face several u.s. imprisonment if he got caught. right now he tells us a bit about his occupation even how he operates with russians. clearly. they are. all true such. coffeepot of card. rooms or websites for about 5 years or less each. but it's a gamble because he never knows how much credit is left on the cards. it's really the sample is that. there's one of these i've got to. know but. as soon as coffee has a card he use

and then they learned boogie talking to us from nairobi in kenya we appreciate it thank you. here's a quick roundup of coronavirus developments elsewhere in the world in spain the official death toll has now surpassed 20000 people singapore meanwhile has reported its highest number of new confirmed cases since the outbreak began authorities there say 60 percent of the infections are in dormitories housing foreign workers on a more positive note south korea has reported only 18 new cases its lowest daily jump in more than 2 months. well germany has welcomed the 1st group of unaccompanied minors to arrive from migrant camps in greece they are among 350 young refugees that germany has to resettle from greece a new member states have pledged to take in 1600 children and young people from the refugee camps in greece which has been struggling with the migration crisis and now also the coronavirus crisis. they are some of the 1st in a europe wide effort to place hundreds of miners all of them traveling and living without parental guidance these 47 children were headed for germany in

the situation is hard for women from p poor homes inin kenya.ny hospital, especially herr hospital now houses the main coronavirus clinic. she has littlele choice but to o for her regular checkups. we sitit outside, far away, then the doctor comes and you have to stand d away from him. they take your health card and you gogo back outside. with the little time the doctors have come it is up to the local ngo to explain the results to the mothers. she checks if they are well and following doctorors instruction. >> you find that she has no money to go for a tesest, and se is worried. >> the blood test cost the equivalent of one dollar, but like many families, she is spending all her money on food and b brent. in kenya's biggest islam, -- islam, the economic hardship is worse. her biggest worry is s the eveng curfew, one of the measures introduced to curb the spread of corona.. >> i don't know when i will go into labor. it is a problem w with the c cuw and the way police are beatining people up. what if the baby comes at night and i don't have any he

and how do you feel about this new poll in the uk as we travel to kenya to discuss the sensitive topic. on the nigeria we meet a painter who uses an ancient right in the system to create a mess for rising up. now have you ever wondered where all those e-mails came in that you've won a $1000000.00 actually come from well that's happening a lot in gaza one of west africa's hotspots was cyber crime an internet fraud young people tried to make a living by scamming people online we met some of the for us this. here as night falls on the streets of a crowd the work day is just beginning for internet's comus like coffee that's not his real name he doesn't want to be identified which is understandable as a notorious credit card for stan who would face several years in prison meant if he got caught up large right now he tells us a bit about his occupation even how he cooperates with russians. russian. troops. coffee pot hundreds of cards chat rooms or websites for about 5 years dollars each. but it's a gamble because he never knows how much credit is left on the cards. it's really a sample this

david: we can depart from kenya easily. especially,can you a especially,ny because receiving it, we get it easily. reporter: thehe kenyan drug mart is estimated to bring in more than 100 million euros annually. the trade mainly benefits kingpins at the top. mansion belongs to a well-known businessman in mumbai set. -- in mombasa. he is expected of being involved in drug trafficking, and police have raided his house. >> you can't leave anything here. you must take everything you find. is there anything related to our investigation? reporter: sniffer dogs move through all the rooms and the house is turned upside down. it is big news in mombasa, with police inviting local media to show off their so-called war on drugs, that the record tells another story. >> there was a nepalese man inside. we arrested him. he w was in possession of cannabis. he had a joint and a half. we also found the equivalent of 57,000 shillllings in kenyan and nepalese money. reporter: the kenyan interior minister recently declared a renewed battle again

kenya has so far imposed a nighttime curfew.ullhave hinted at a lockdown to force people to comply. in nairobi, half the residents live in overcrowded slums. there are bigger fears than the coronavirus. chaos erupted as crowds scrambled for food aid last week. many rely on informal work and are struggling to feed their families. >> [speaking other language] >> people in this slum particularly are going hungry and then violence ensues in the surrounding neighborhood. >> mass testing could allow for softer measures. most countries o on the continet remain ill equipped to carry out large-scale tests. >> in france, a song has become a massive hit online with more than 1.5 million views and counting. >>it is a tribute to the count's hospital workers by a trio. they know what they are talking about because two of them are hospital reporters. our colleagues spoke with one of them. ♪ >> [speaking o other language] ♪ >> [speaking other languguage] ♪ >> [speaking other language] >> i think it goes without saying that health care workers a

on to more ahead on al-jazeera coming up including kenya's 2nd wave farmers prepare to battle billions of locusts that have already devastated arsonists. and japan aims to slash person to person contact to fight coronavirus but it's not yet but it's not yet ready to declare a national long. hello there are still some very nice warm sunny weather across much of central europe all this high pressure still in control damages are above the average in most places but it's also doing is keeping all of this weather the cloud the shadow as well across the north and the northwest you see quite a band of cloud there traveling down into northern spain that's been bringing a few showers that are not quite managing to reach or this particular northern spots in spain you can see quite a bit of cloud here say the mist is sort of coming off the water but there are a few in the forecast as a go through saturday again across that same region and that cloud on the showers like you down as far south as madrid so keep us haemorrhages a little bit lower a few showers pushing in on a fairly stiff breeze acro

the raven peninsula are still pretty full of clouds and that's an extension of what's happening in kenya up $30.00 pm which is the rain's coming northwards and they've been so significant rain recently causing flooding in yemen that could be a few more showers have to clean the west obviously the something around riyadh moving towards bahrain and qatar this is during choosing eventually or moves across into iran as a few showers leaving things quieter but not absolutely quiet behind but the only times are iraq in the event it's been warming up it's been generally quiet now admittedly the blue here in turkey that's fairly active sherry weather but it's not really coming south i don't think enjoy the sunshine running down for the same class it is produced flooding recently in kenya and interesting it is quite a lot of forecast rain in somalia including in the capital mogadishu this is been proven to produce flash flooding and this time of year it may well do so again it is the way it is time of year more or less now in the next month or 6 weeks. which means there's not much rain for the so

malcolm webb al-jazeera nairobi kenya. pacific island nations have been struggling to prepare for more coronavirus cases while dealing with the effects of a powerful storm cycle and harold tore through a number of violence destroying homes and leaving tens of thousands without power thousands were then forced into evacuation centers at a time of course when governments are trying to keep people apart many of the countries already have fragile healthcare systems in the midst of the storm fiji's prime minister tried to reassure residents that the evacuation centers wouldn't put them at risk of catching covert 90. all regions would stay indoors unless that acted. well thought of the. workers and centers are safe. workers and samples are cemeteries and one that you enjoy. doing locked up less capacity. goes under quarantine you look for before the letters do not mix with others. well look at a bit of tech now 2 big companies say they're going to team up to develop some technology that will alert people when they're close to so

rivers of mud sweeping through villages in the west of kenya. in the past the most marketplaces a police station and schools. the ocean. in the west pocket days of heavy rains look as possible from the debris left behind. many areas is still waiting for official rescue teams to arrive at the 1st of the rich guy do i just what we ran to the other side of the ridge and that's when we saw the floodwaters that came down in a big wave destroyed this whole shopping center and carried away all the animals into cars being moved through tipping cotton all the bridges washed away look you say they've had to carry flood victims to nearby health centers on their backs. but due to flooding this used to be a big market but now it looks like a river there were many shops here before yesterday this was a vibrant shopping center but everything is gone now everything has been swept away and it's very distressing the government and all relevant agencies need to come here and as we speak several people are still missing kenya's red cross warns that once the floodwa

but a 2nd wave of desert locusts is about to hit kenya and east africa this time the swarms are expected to be up to 20 times larger than the ones that ate their way through farmland earlier this year from q 2 innocent kenya catherine sawyer reports . this farmers in eastern kenya county are running out of time line weighted by millions of desert locusts that used their farms to breed now the hope is are about to mature and leave the farmers don't kill them all before they develop we in this 2nd generation of luckiest that overrated word tens of thousands hacked years of vegetation across east africa will cause even more devastation. if the matter before we're done killing them or they will overwhelm us came here in large form we cannot kill them because they were flown so we are trying to finish the hope but before they can fly swarms 1st landed in north in kenya at the beginning of the year and spreads to other parts of the country eating all the vegetation along the way most of last season's crop in this area was destroyed by the law casts the long rains are starting and farmers are a

of safe hands kenya and what has happened in kenya is a number of companies got together to work out how come with the fights in essential for people who are living in food most settlements what's a fence kenya is a mission driven alliance of close to 30 companies that are present here in kenya looking at rapidly providing sanitation products including soap family ties and surface disinfectant and mosques to each and every individual in these informal settlements we are looking to do this at scale quickly in order to be able to address and manage the spread of covered in kenya so what i'm really curious about mohammed is the kind of innovation the kind of grassroots efforts that either private companies are doing citizens are doing you've seen. the innovation i'm seeing actually is is not innovation per se but is solidarity it's something that i see especially for people impacted. informal sector you probably know most of africans. g.d.p. and in case of major more than 60 percent is the informal sector there are people who who are bearing the brunt of the public health response espec

they were in forcing a curfew here in kenya's capital nairobi. the government and his uncle told us he was at home on his balcony with the children when a bullet hit him in the stomach. people even he was abducted by that time what i did to my dignity. as we know. even you know even a deadly w. should double. the government's brought in restrictions to try and slow the spread of covert 19 the curfew killed yaseen before the virus yaseen has been laid to rest his family say they want justice and they're not the enemy ones who aren't happy with kenya's curfew. in the port city of mombasa police used tear gas to break up crowds before the curfew began rights groups please and making things worse we believe that the curfew is necessary in order to flatten the crowd but we don't necessarily think that we do not believe that people at the same time actually helps the fight against corporate 19 to be really frank we've seen more deaths at the moment from violent policing than we've seen. in the western city of kisumu police also fired tear gas to close

right across the virus pandemic poses an additional threat to endangered wildlife in kenya. i'm phil gallo welcome to the program germany's chancellor says she sees science for optimism in the country's fight against a coronavirus social distancing measures of help slow the spread of the number of new infections is going down but in her latest briefing i'm going to map a warning that not was not the time to ease the lock down. deserted streets in the german capital a common sight in countries facing her and a virus around the welland but according to experts in germany there are strict sions on movement seemed to be having a positive effect. the number of new cases there appears to be leveling out but with a long easter weekend looming the german chancellor has warned against getting complacent to do for no snitch we mustn't allow ourselves to be loaded into a false sense of security instead we should be really happy that more stringent measures are necessary for me this means that we cannot be reckless now we mustn't allow ourselves to be loaded into this false sense of sec

myself food and right now it has gone to an extent that i can not be able to ask her anymore back in kenya beatrice family war is about. all i ask myself and these people human enough we have the chinese people here and they treated well why are they doing this to our children and when she told me when she slept out on the floor. i just asked the government to help them. doesn't ask you i just had they're going to send a plane but how are they going to pay for it was an idealism of the g.d.p. in an in. but it's a cry for help that may go unnoticed the chinese ambassador to kenya dismisses cases like beatriz's with the diversions but 200 african migrants in china the tensions between them and the locals is still a reality they are facing my mom is very worried about me and all why she wants me is. we always. see if you. could buy many africans in china lives have been timed upside down and not disputed to be reunited with deferment is. the story let's bring in the journalist fabio encrypts mose in beijing and is following developments for us fabienne you spoken to many african the migrants

but it's a cry for help that may go unnoticed the chinese ambassador to kenya dismisses cases like beatriz's with the races but 200 african migrants in china the tensions between them and the locals is still a reality they are facing my mom is very worried about me and all why she wants me is back safe in our kenyan soil we all we've got nothing so long as i learned they are safe. good bye many africans in china lives have been turned upside down and are desperate to be reunited with their families. story let's bring in journalist fabio encrypts moves in beijing and is following developments for us you spoken to many african the migrants there in china how common is this kind of treatment. well i mean 1st of all i saw the social media posts they mostly acute in the southern chinese city where most of african community lifts so i actually spoke to many migrants here in beijing because it's really highly restrictive travel in china and i was very shocked and also surprised to see that also in beijing most of the migrants told me very similar stories 141 year old man for example told me he was

flying over this cynic terrain in western kenya it's hard to miss the devastation on the ground it was caused by a huge margin light after 2 rivers bust their banks it's been raining here for days in the more mountainous areas and the impact is felt in this area the kenyan counties. and west courts. this is where markets stood until blocks came crashing down. also destroying homes shops and restaurants hundreds of people like the town market on saturday afternoon. stan correy ran a butcher's shop and was hoping to sell to. all but 4 was swept away by the torrent of. i want people to leave this area. but they would not believe. the water i would get now we have. to go to the property this was a thriving trading center in a pound of about 3000 people to say when they. are. so watered down they run for safety but others were not so lucky several people have died. still missing rescue operations by the government red cross and other agencies still going on. among the bodies retrieved so far a 14 year old girl. the area is difficult to get to roads were swept away and bridges downed. withou

this farmers in eastern kenya skittery county are running out of time the wind weighted by millions of desert locusts that used their farms to breed now the hope is are about to mature and if the farmers don't kill them all before they develop we think this 2nd generation of luckiest that over 80 devoid tens of thousands hacked years of vegetation across east africa will cause even more devastation. if the matter before we are done killing them or they will overwhelm us came here and. we cannot kill them because they were flying so we are trying to finish the hope but before they can fly swarms 1st landed in north and kenya at the beginning of the year and spreads to other parts of the country eating all the vegetation along the way most of last season's crop in this area was destroyed by the law casts a long rains are starting and farmers are afraid if they don't clear the breeding grounds all the insects quickly then their family and is going to be destroyed again. mary karimi lost most of her have assists got one sack of grain down from the 5 sacks you usually have us. have children

kenya he's africa's leading producer of flowers most to export it to europe. these white roses are being harvested because they're ready they'll be thrown away not many european lovers are buying each other a bunch of these at the moment many european countries on lockdown people can't even go on dates here in kenya that means people are losing jobs this whole production line is normally full of people sorting flowers for export the industry says more than 30000 casual workers have already been sent home and tens of thousands more workers stand to lose their jobs in the weeks ahead. industry representatives spoke to journalists from a safe distance none of the prominent workers have been laid off as we speak. for another 3 or 4 weeks the next day. as a seasonal work of grace says she was among the 1st to go is now wondering how she will feed her children. thousands in our community who are in the same position. there aren't many jobs here at the best of times health experts say the virus could spread rapidly in these kinds of crowded settlement maybe it alread

is a concern there not enough and also the fact that a lot of people live in an informal economy in kenya so they have to go out every day and earn money and it's very difficult to tell people like that to stay at home and so why so late unless you're providing them with money so that they can stay inside. who benefits from these fake lives. a lot of people benefit there are people who once too grew their insurance online and they'll spread anything about his fate whether it's about coronavirus or politics it doesn't matter then there are people who want to actually make a business selling fake cures so that you can actually spend your money to buy a fake urine or to do things that are not true for example or in cio water and then finally you've got people who want. to drive a political agenda so they're going to capitalize on people's fears to spread stories and that way they spread the agenda that's probably the system it's wrong and therefore you should move because i have a solution so there are people during its digitally on line to have. to come out. others have commercial reasons a

deputy kenya africa check and joins us from nairobi vincent how much of a problem is corona fake news in african countries right now. thanks for having me kora virus misinformation is a big big problem and the reason is that the more people believe misinformation then they will not follow their instructions are going to wash their hands only practice social distancing and they will not stay at home so these things mean that if they don't pay attention virus spreads more and on top of that you have people throwing certain fixed yours or medicines that have been proven not to work we've seen in 1000 or for example that people have been poisoned by chloroquine because they heard it could work. so what's the weirdest piece of fake news you've come across so far or the weirdest i have come across is that if you take some orange peels and you boil and you inhale the steam you're going to cure coronavirus and we know that's not sure because your body temperature internal body temperature never really changes all you end up doing is burning. why on earth are people actually believing this kin

incensing is he the deputy kenya at the time and africa chick thank you very much for joining us from nairobi talking. oh it's time again for your questions keep them coming on you tube facebook and twitter all send us an e-mail today science correspondent gary williams will do with some of the most viral and fake news stories unfold claims about the coronavirus. is this famous genetically modified to be used as a biological weapon and this was one of those conspiracy theories that was bound to pop up in the midst of a global pandemic right i mean there have been too many books and movies with that as a plot line but the team of researchers that studied the genetic makeup of the virus recently published some compelling arguments for why it wasn't engineered but must have naturally evolved 1st they said source code to most closely resembles coronaviruses found in bats that don't cause disease in humans and of course and evil scientists trying to build a superbug would have started with one that's already been proven to make a sick 2nd in our computer models the changes to the stars cod

are missing out because the results is just aren't available catherine sawyer reports from eastern kenya where thousands of students and urban informal settlements and rural areas are struggling maybe we'll skip this but this is the new normal in many schools in kenya we are due to a quick check in before the last one starts and julius my sharia is settling into the idea that he might be remotely teaching his students for months my machine has heard some of the challenges we are experiencing. is dealing with a few technology and the fact that not all children might give 100 percent in vachel classes it will not take us through this light but he says a coronavirus has shifted the future of landing by jury to their mom now organising some groups that they're doing their own discussion for their discussions with and getting teachers in ways that are truly unimaginable about 150 kilometers east of nairobi in which this parent homeschools he still. he uses a television lining program started by a government institution but it's not easy you know the program is coming. up for the laughter beca

in kenya and stage 3 of the search for 22 people who disappeared during flooding 12 people confirmed dead when homes shops on the market were all swept away by a landslide triggered by torrential rain as katherine sawyer now reports the disasters in the same area where a landslide killed dozens of people 5 months ago. flying over this scenic terrain in western kenya it's hard to miss the devastation on the ground which is caused by a huge margin light after 2 rivers bust their banks it's been raining heavily for days in the more mountainous areas and the impact is felt in this area the kenyan counties. and west palm courts. this is where market stood until rocks came crashing down. also destroying homes shops and restaurants hundreds of people lined the town market on saturday afternoon. stanley corey ran a butcher's shop and was hoping to sell 24 goats. all but 4 was swept away by the torrent of mot. i want people to leave this area when they started but they would not believe me he did not think the water would get now we have lost a loved one as well as our car to go to the proper

malcolm webb al-jazeera nairobi kenya. pacific island nations have been struggling to prepare for more coronavirus cases whilst dealing with the effects of a powerful storm cycle in harold told through a number of islands destroying homes and leaving tens of thousands of people without power thousands are forced into evacuation centers as well at a time when governments are of course trying to keep people apart many of the countries already have front job healthcare systems in the midst of the storm fiji's prime minister trying to reassure residents that evacuation centers wouldn't put them at risk of catching cove at 19 all regions would stay indoors and that it did very well for the. workers and centers out. workers in central. london to bring joy. to not talk but it's good listen to. those under quarantine look for the little man why did you not mix with others. let's look at some tech now because 2 big companies say they're teaming up to develop technology that will alert people when they're close to someone who is inf