it's a sentiment just when she has this well having lived in kenya for 2 decades. there's nothing to be ashamed of nothing to feel guilty over it's normal and the more we put out through the movie normalize the narrative of mental illness. and talk more about mental health. the sooner that stigma will break down. something jason and many others hope will help save lives not only. i'm now joined by sylvia because i guess she is a senator in kenya overseeing a proposed bill on mental health welcome to news africa status of tell us about what you are doing to tackle the mental health challenge in kenya. thank you so much and thank you for having me is really really an on and a pleasure to be able to show the world what kenya is doing and what we are doing championing the mental health campaign here in kenya and mental health reforms we are walking on a bill as vitamin bridge islands' and the mental health amendment they don't that is supposed to see an awful into the mental health. space here in kenya right what does the bill do in terms of actual action what is it wh

it is dawn in lewa conservancy, in laikipia, northern kenya.tackling the locusts. the un food and agriculture organization works with the kenyan government to manage aerial and ground spraying. but kenya only has five spray planes, and it's one of the most equipped countries in the region battling locusts. this is the only way the locust swarms can be controlled, using these pesticides. kenya has stockpiled them but because of the covid—i9 pandemic, the global supply chains have been disrupted and that means it's becoming increasingly difficult to import more chemicals, and that's the big fear now. with chemicals scarce, it's crucial that they are accurate where they spray. and it's albert and the surveillance team's job to get the information to the pilots. today, spraying has been a success. but to stop the devastation, they need to destroy the majority of the swarms before they breed a new generation. over the next two weeks, albert keeps tracking the swarms as they travel north. he sent us his reports. when they are mature, the locusts dig

its will suicide prevention day today and we're putting a spotlight on kenya where on average 4 people take their lives every day now as is the case in many countries a large number of mental health problems remain and diagnosed and consequently unmanaged in kenya i'll be talking to my guest about if it's being undertaken by the government in this regard but 1st a suicide survive in kenya now on who has set up a studio and a safe space for young people going through a mental illness. nearly 3 years ago jason brook not appear to be holding the perfect life but in reality he was battling some in a dim ones i fell into a pretty serious addiction alcohol addiction post-traumatic stress disorder so the depression the anxiety that followed from that was real. and i felt like you know my ideal life and the life that i was living with were 2 completely different different things. i knew who i wanted to be i knew the life that i wanted to made but i felt that i had no way of getting. and the feeling that almost led him to do the unthinkable was so i attempted to take my own life you know there

having lived in kenya for 2 decades. there's nothing to be ashamed of nothing to feel guilty over it's normal and the more we put out of the movie normalize the narrative of mental illness. and talk more about mental health. the sooner that stigma will break down. something jason and many others hope will has lives not only can. i'm now joined by sylvia she is a senator in kenya overseeing a proposed bill on mental health welcome to news africa centers a tell us about what you are doing to tackle the mental health challenge in kenya. thank you so much and thank you for having me is really really an honor and a pleasure to be able to show the world what kenya is doing and what we are doing championing the mental health campaign here in kenya and mental health reforms we are working on a bill as item and which i sponsor and the mental health amendment bill that is supposed to see and all into the mental health. space here in kenya right what does the bill do in terms of actual action what it what will it translate to if it

just like kenya other countries might be worried about ratings downgrades. and in some cases this might be substantiated for example ethiopia west put on a review by ratings agencies and has seen its. great and negative territory so countries might be concerned that their access to financial markets might be compromised because i was surprised. a problem all around for issue as an emerging markets economist from capital economics thank you very much for your insights thank you for having me german biotech specialist biotech is buying a production facility in the german city of marburg from pharma giant novartis many analysts consider buying tech a leading contender in the race to produce a covert 1000 back seen at a press conference the company says it's working on a vaccine using messenger r.n.a. the drug is being developed in cooperation with pfizer and is currently in late stage testing pfizer has called the test successful so far with patients experiencing only minor side effects production of a vaccine is scheduled to begin in the 1st half of next year

just like kenya other countries might be worried about ratings downgrades. and in some cases this might be substantiated for example if you. review by ratings agencies and it has seen its. great and negative territory so countries need to be concerned that their access to financial markets might be compromised because i was surprised in service and. a problem all around for issue as an emerging markets economist from capital economics thank you very much for your insights thank you for having me german biotech specialist biotech is buying a production facility in the german city of marburg from pharma giant novartis many analysts consider buying a leading contender in the race to produce a coven 1000 back seen at a press conference the company says it's working on a vaccine using messenger r.n.a. the drug is being developed in cooperation with pfizer and is currently in late stage testing pfizer has called the test successful so far with patients experiencing only minor side effects production of a vaccine is scheduled to begin in the 1st half of next year a

and getting into a safe it's things every day full of people commit suicide in kenya i'll be talking to the same is now working on a bill she hopes will save lives in the country.

and overseas at a mall in nairobi, kenya, masked assailants carried out an even deadlier attack. it was an otherwise normal saturday afternoon of shopping, but when gunmen turned it into a scene of bedlam and bloodshed. but what also emerged that day were some remarkable stories of courage and survival. here is kate snow. >> it's the modern day of town square, shopping, eating, socializing, a trip to the mall is an escape on weekends. and not just in america, in nairobi, kenya, the upscale and modern westgate mall was the place to unwind at the end of the workweek. it was the last place you would expect something like this. gunshots, explosions, armed men taking over every floor. methodically shooting anyone in their way. that was the unbelievably brutal scene that played out in front of a shocked world september 21st, 2013. just after the smoke cleared, "dateline" traveled to nigh reeby. we'll take you inside the mall attack with harrowing scenes of how it unfolded. and details from those who lived through it. you'll hear from two mothers caught in the crossfire. >> it was prett

japanese technology was finally put to use far from home in kenya.african nation's economy has been growing at about 5% per year, creating great demand for electricity. but it has been difficult for thee supply to keep up. >> translator: some rural areas still don't have electricity. in fact, electricity is quite expensive. >> reporter: the need to increase length cal out put led the power authority to look for a place suited to geothermal power. helps gate national part is known for wild animals. the park is above the great rift valley which stretches 7,000 kilometers, home to many volcanos and steam blows out of the ground here and there. now pipes stretch along the mountains carrying that steam. tltl developopnt of the geotherl power station has accelerated over the past decade. it now produces 700 megawatts per hour, making it the largest plant of its kind in africa. steamm and hot water that have accumulated 2,000 meters under ground spin tururbines that generate power. the system produces electricity consistently at a low cost making it's deal

and kenya. in kenya only old landfills a reminder of the time when plastic bags were still in use after the country bombed plastic bags 3 years ago their only reusable bags for sale in the supermarkets today a role model for the rest of africa. but not everyone is happy as kenya negotiates a new trade deal with the united states the american chemistry council lobby group wants to use the talks to scrap the ban on export plastics to the east african country again. greenpeace warns that the country's achievements in protecting the environment are in danger this deal will have consequences in terms of the environmental pollution because plastics have been part. of our water board is the reverse of the oceans and this is something rock kenyans have rejected quite significantly. kenya has been a regional leader in the fight against plastic waste the country has banned single use plastic in all its protected areas greenpeace warns the trade deal will turn the country into a transit point for plastic w

the special climate here makes it kenya's most important green region. really has a plantation here he's one of hundreds of thousands of small will the farmers who make a living. t. is the base just north of income the main source of income i have the buoys completed and i've been. for financial support. have been. oughtn't to that have a sunny day factory here walk us divide up the leaves into batches and prepare them for the drank process. the factory uses a great deal of firewood but because of deforestation wood is becoming us cust resource in the region. so the fact she has begun replacing it with a brick it's made out of sugarcane residue you. about the records compacted more to grow a lot of storage space and there it's also very easy to transport them know what there is about and from units you know we talk with record we're able to you know it's more in a do them by word. liberal get some meat in a nearby fuck tree the end made of sugar can find us a west product that is left over in sugar can production sugar factories often dump the residue at

and kenya. in kenya only old landfills a reminder of the time when plastic bags were still in use after the country bombed plastic bags 3 years ago their only reusable bags for sale in the supermarkets today a role model for the rest of africa. but not everyone is happy as kenya negotiates a new trade deal with the united states the american chemistry council lobby group wants to use the talks to scrap the buy an export plastics to the east african country again. greenpeace warns that the country's achievements in protecting the environment are in danger this deal will have consequences in terms of limbo rental pollution because plastics have been. tossed over water board is the reverse the oceans and this is something dr kenyans have rejected quite significantly. kenya has been a regional leader in the fight against plastic waste the country has banned single use plastic in all its protected areas greenpeace warns the trade deal will turn the country into a transit point for plastic waste to ot

on to health care assholes in kenya and a lot of people to get medical checks help when that meeting. this business i'm paid for to buy for joining me well they came in front of the government has unveiled a massive stimulus package to offset the worth effect of the coronavirus the 100000000000 euro spending plan includes a major investment in transport and green energy and a commitment to make the country more competitive from that currently experiencing its worth the economic crisis since world war 2 but the government expecting the loss of 800000 jobs by the end of the year. the package includes $20000000000.00 euros in tax cuts for small businesses and manufacturers as well as new spending on youth employment programs prime minister john caustics told reporters that the overall aim was to put more money in business hands instead of consumer pockets so much yesterday did on his own please make unemployment about companies but it affects the french so what we want to do is to massively reinject money in the economy so that the economy and companies of course set off again don't put

but experts believe there's a lot of walked down before schools can sift through the reopening kenya. i think the false point would really be training teachers once we've done the training then we need to look at our infrastructure for example if all building was able to accommodate a group of 20 goals how can we use it's now tropical more due to less goes to a number of us do social distancing. when no schools remain closed for the foreseeable future. but it's yet another day of hiding cuttle for too little counting down the days until he's able to resume his dream of an indication that perhaps over time could change his life so let's speak to david evans he's an economist with the center for global development david at these clothes is likely to have a lasting effects for countries like kenya these are likely to have enormous implications for these students lives and for the country as a whole these kids aren't learning a lot of them have parents who've lost work so the students are working and the longer they're out of school the less likely they are to come back to school once the

to kenya now. authorities have shut down a to kenya now.down a camp than famous masi murray was highlighted after a video showing them being chased and turned away from. environmentalagency showing them being chased and turned away from. environmental agency say that camp violated environmental regulations. . this is one of kenya's most fascinating tourist spectacles. every year hundreds of thousands of wildebeest migrate between the reserve in kenya and the serengeti national park in tanzania. it's a bucket list event for taurus and a magnet for investors. but last week this video showed a video of wildebeest crunching a luxury camp crossing their path and them shooing them away fear ca nyo ns fear canyons demanded action. the regulator paid the camp a visit, officials say they camp which is 12 tents officials say they camp which is 12 te nts ha d officials say they camp which is 12 tents had received approvalfor officials say they camp which is 12 tents had received approval for half the number. two structures are within and we have given

both solution with potential the potential to make kenya even. in germany like in many other places forest fires are a growing problem so understanding how best to help for us recover i regenerate is more important than ever a group of scientists decided to see what would happen if a force destroyed by fire well left more or less change own devices for several years we may think we are vast in many ways but as is so often the case when given the chance mother nature will heal herself even from damage caused by humans like us. with beech trees maples or aspen's jeannette blue murder and. are always glad to see a new member of the family arrive about 12 months ago the 2 researchers began documenting changes big and small to this section of a forest ravaged by fire. we got what we hoped for i mean the ecosystem is starting to recover and certain species are quickly appearing and spreading such as these aspens they've now brought about changes to the area that are in turn helpful for other species. good 6 and in august 28th seen a forest fire raised

to syria strategically important in the western region of kenya because it borders lake victoria and the lake is very important because it borders uganda tanzania and kenya and all of those communities living around there are living off the resources of the lake and the lake is being rapidly degraded. so getting communities to understand how they're all impacting each other is an important part of the work we're doing in getting people to understand what ecosystems are and also what they can do to restore their lives. this is the smaller now. that the other one is bigger and then people use it like they just fry how much they kill we particularly decided to work with women because we understand how women very quickly see the big picture of their work and their position in community. but in the bigger frame how do we get women who are farming in different parts of the lake to understand. how pesticides can run off into the lake and affect the livelihoods of women on the other side who are fishing how do we connect these groups to begin to understand the impact. and how do we then conn

and he came forward with information saying that he knew where it was in kenya and particularly nairobi william we knew him was a journalist who worked for a local newspaper here and aside from the journalism i came to learn he was also. sort of like a political fix for a couple of people in the civil service wanted an article written you know positively they were good to him and he developed a friendship with very very senior members of the moyes regime when we 1st met with him of course we. normally would because you know we thought maybe someone was just trying to get $5000000.00 but as we began to discuss with him further we started to understand that he had personally seen that he had seen because of his relationship with the kenyan government official who was responsible for the security services for kenya what people need to remember as well is that the more you did she was very very friendly to that obviously monitoring and therefore that kind of friendship would carry over to the accommodation of the people who are within that one of these elite that's felicien couple also came

for privately it was a different story pollution could be because prisons in kenya was an open secret that members of the my government determined to keep. the search continues and it would soon come the life of a kenyan journalist. from a diplomat but just by from what he began through my name is just a degree the issue. i am the older brother. is now been 17 years since his death and we're still waiting for justice. william turned out to be a person that came forward based on our our campaign. and he came forward with information saying that he knew where it was in kenya and particularly nairobi william we knew he was a journalist what for a local newspaper here and aside from the journalism i came to learn he was also. sort of like a political fix for a couple of people in the civil service wanted an article written you know positively they were good to him and he developed a friendship with very very senior members of the moiety when we 1st met with him of course we with suspicion as we normally would because you know we thought maybe someone was just trying to get $5000000.00 but

this is one of kenya's most fascinating tourist spectacles.ate between the maasai mara game reserve in kenya and the serengeti national park in tanzania. it's a bucket list event for tourists and a money magnet for investors in the parks. but last week, this video appeared to show a group of wildebeests starting the river crossing, a luxury camp blocking their path and camp employees shooing the them away. furious kenyans demanded action. the regulator paid the camp a visit. officials say the camp, which is 12 tents, had received approvals for half the number. two structures are built within the ravine area of the mara river, and we have given orders for immediate removal. the camp immediately closes all its operations until a full environmental impact assessment study is done to determine the suitability of the camp at the confluence of the rivers. but this statement from the camps management denies any wrongdoing. it also regrets the incident and says workers were only protecting guests who are present at the camp from stampeding animals and

but experts believe there's a lot of walked down before schools can sift to reopen in kenya.i think the 1st point to really be training for teachers once we've done the training then we need to look at our infrastructure for example if all building was able to accommodate a group of $20.00 how can we use it. goes to a number of us do social distancing. for now schools remain closed for the foreseeable future. which but it's yet another day of hiding cuttle for too little counting down the days until he's able to resume his dream of an indication that perhaps over time could change his life. now to a trained brewing in uganda and i promise this is the last of the mission and the plans today t. has long been a preferred drink. but now more and more people are opting for coffee this emerging culture is fast gaining in business and in turn growing a new industry to serve. ugandan coffee is enjoying something of an ace on its. face familiar grinding sound is attracting a new generation of coffee aficionados whether it's for a quick pick me up or relaxing chat with friends cafes li

this is banned in kenya the government stopped all contact sports including football 6 months ago to prevent the spread of covert 19 but the kenyan premier league is hoping for government permission to restart next month. called my here football club has won 6 times in the last 7 years and the players are keen to prove themselves again so despite the ban and training some covert prevention measures if you can't play in the fans can count towards you so it has been difficult to. get to because we had to stay in trenton for so it really affected us even financially the clubs really do have the money. not only football has suffered because of the covert restrictions. nearly 2000000 kenyans have lost their jobs many from the poorest neighborhoods where football is a popular pastime community games like this one have resumed in recent weeks schools have been closed since march there's not much to do especially for young people the coronavirus hasn't really cause the kind of major health crisis in kenya that people feared might happen relatively few people have become ill or died compared

procedure has never been performed on wild animals but scientists in kenya hope to use it to save the white rhino across the border in uganda the conservation efforts are paying off is katherine short. meat born last month as you are right now a sanctuary in uganda increasing the number of rhinos there to 32 in what conservationists a's one of the most successful rhino breeding projects on the continent his mother was among 6 endangered southern white rhinos brought from kenya and the u.s. in 2005 until the early 1980 s. there were rhinos in uganda in march of the region but are killed off by poachers during the civil war this hobby falls have come a long way the fast one was born in 2011 nearly 30 years after the last one i spotted in the wilds we have 24 hours more new tearing his good morning everyone there where the rain does go out records everything that iran is doing in the day and this has helped us so much more to know the behavior of the rhinos to land these rhinos in 2 days and know which it is doing and which is which car. 1000 why trials are listed as threatened the north

i'm catherine saw in kenya as mao forest where the government is trying to solve complicated land ownership problem and protect the forests i'll tell you why some. say they're being treated and. we begin in iraq where health officials are warning that hospitals may lose control of the country's corona virus outbreak within days more than 5000 new infections were recorded on friday the highest number so far it was down slightly on saturday the health ministry is blaming much of the spike on a recent religious event at other gatherings where people were not wearing masks or observing social distance. reports from baghdad. well there's a slight decrease over the past 24 hours as opposed to the numbers that came out on friday just over 4600 new confirmed cases across the country and 63 people have died in the past 24 hours as a result of code related issues but these figures are an indication that the shura gatherings which took place on august 30th in the city of karbala in southern iraq which commemorates the death of amman hossein who is the grandson of the it late prophet is that one of the

public health care sector ok thank you for that from nairobi kenya finally. i think we've followed the situation with you in nigeria previously bring us up to date with the issues there . well health workers are still complaining of shortage of personal protective equipment and most especially in hospitals owned by the government run by the government apart from that they've also been having issues that has allowances they call has that allowance has been paid to doctors engaged in services at the isolation centers and other treatment centers where victims of covert 19 are being kept so these are issues that have come up in the early days and even now as nigeria is still battling this pandemic doctors are planning to go on strike with doctors the national association of resident doctors is planning to go on strike right now they are meeting in the capital abuja to discuss. of the strike action and we've seen such actions previously over issues of a shortage of parts and protection equipment as well as like of payment of allowances and of course overwork of me

world now in kenya a process for all is hoping to soon get back on the field but eagerly awaiting thegovernment announcement which is on choose a a whether of coronavirus ban put in place 6 months ago on or contacts course will be listed welcome webb has more from the capital nairobi. this. is banned in kenya the government stopped all contact sports including football 6 months ago to prevent the spread of hiv 19 but the kenyan premier league is hoping for government permission to restart next month. called my hear football club has won it 6 times in the last 7 years the players are keen to prove themselves again so despite the ban the previewed training with some covert prevention measures if you can't play in the fans can count towards you so it has been difficult to. really get to because we had to stay home and train train for almost so it really affected us even financially the clubs really do have the money not only football has suffered because of the covert restrictions nearly 2000000 kenyans have lost their jobs many from the poorest neighborhoods where football is a popular

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peter, you are in a very rural area of kenya. getting online is not that easy for students.use technology. students don't have access to the computers, even in my own school, we don't have the facilities. what i'm doing right now is, i support the idea that learning is a continuous process. the students are not in school, but learning should still take place and is not limited to the four walls of a classroom. i give them affordable mobile phones and then at the same time, i give them weekly internet bundles because they have to be connected. without that, you cannot connect to them. at the same time, apart from the phones and internet bundles, i co—operate with other teachers to give them continuous online mentorship because that's very important — for them to know how to use these mobile phones, which websites to use, what my colleague has said, a very nice website which they can use off—line. most of the time, we don't have internet around here. the other thing that i do as part of this programme is we also help parents and guardians with teaching tips. my own father, mos

so, what effect did the movie born free have on conservation efforts here in kenya?ng films to has ever been done. that specific end of the film touches me and many other young people, you know? we continuously have to meditate about who will continue doing what virginia's done all our life, and what george did. it's a continued inspiration for us — not only at born free, but across the conservation world. of course, joy and george needed helpers, and one of those was jonny baxendale, george's godson. he helped return the born free lions to the wild, but used to come back out to their favourite haunts for regular visits. have you never felt in danger at all? never, never. no? they were relaxed, there was no tension, there was no issues. we knew very well that, you know, they would walk up to us and greet us in the most amazing way. the pair used to sit under this tamarind tree with warm beers. it doesn't take long for the memories to come flooding back. just being with him and being able to work with him and see how he absolutely handled his lions and how relaxed he

and this to me only runs the from his skin to see honey production in kenya grow. intreat 80 percent of the honey consumed in the country is imported from tanzania but it would take time to build up a network of supply and market in china has more people need to go into beekeeping . biggest challenge is getting enough money. we can't get enough and that's the challenge because the market is that it's not the short market it's the challenge is getting enough and this more amount of time is so far produced and is not santa tonight or beef it is sold in nearby villages but if production is carried out and if movie keeping project size time just for the future of the industry in kenya might prove to be sweet. well before we get into more examples of sustainability we thought it would be good to get a better sense of what you believe the accident means in africa i think you can help us with that we have to indeed i can sound i mean order to find out more about what factors fully evolved in how sustainable our continents communities can be i measured identity i can share

it's estimated that in kenya 7 women die each day from unsafe abortions abortions are illegal and less the mother's life or health is in danger or if there's a rape case that's why women come to this man he is well known for carrying out abortions along with other procedures even though he has no medical training mercy came here too she paid the equivalent of 8 euros for the abortion in the interview however he denies performing abortions but still he wants to hide his identity. given an injection drug and they're sent home the pregnancy can terminate there many of these women die if there are lucky they do die if they're lucky the pregnancy terminate safely it's usually bad however if. a team assignment by. in most cases women need professional help after the abortion the international aid organisation mary stopes is one of several n.g.o.s in kenya that offers these polls abortion care services but there's a lot of uncertainty says daisy adela. we don't have guidelines national guidelines on my making this possible should get so so so we're going to football should stop this is there

but experts believe there's a lot of walked down before schools can safely reopening kenya. being the 1st point to really be training for our teachers once we've done the training then we need to look at our infrastructure for example if all building was able to accommodate a group of $20.00 how can we use it. goes to noble as do social distancing. for now schools remain closed for the foreseeable future. which but it's yet another day of hiding cuttle for too little counting down the days until he's able to resume his dream of an indication that perhaps over time could change his life. now to a trained brewing in uganda and i promise this is the last of the miserable and the puns today t.v. has long been a preferred drink. but now more and more people are opting for coffee this emerging culture is fast any in business and in turn growing and new industry to serve them . ugandan coffee is enjoying something of an ace on its. face familiar grinding sound is attracting a new generation of coffee aficionados whether it's for a quick pick me up or a relaxing chat with friends ca

it's estimated that in kenya 7 women die each day from unsafe abortions abortions are illegal unless the mother's life or health is in danger or if there's a rape case that's why women come to this man he's well known for carrying out abortions along with other procedures even though he has no medical training mercy came here to she paid the equivalent of 8 euros for the abortion in the interview however he denies performing abortions but still he wants to hide his identity. i know. given an injection drug a mess sent home the pregnancy can terminate there many of these women die if there are lucky they do die if they're lucky the pregnancy terminate safely it's usually bad however if. the teenage son i mean by. in most cases women need professional help after the abortion the international aid organization mary stopes is one of several n.g.o.s in kenya that offers these post-abortion cast services but there's a lot of uncertainty says daisy abdullah. we don't have clear guidelines national guidelines on money doing this post-abortion care so so so we're going to football should subs