kenyans are much wiser. they know that if they are taught, they will think twice. >> think we have times for a couple more questions. we will come to you second then. i have previous sentiments -- especiallyking someone who does not know much about the kenyan election. i know i has been dubbed the chopper election. and that there has been an estimated 90 helicopters registered for politicians to campaign in different parts of the country, which reflects a growing disparity between politicians and the people. and questions the feasibility of people from lower statuses being able to run for office. i recognize the are any that statement, and that i.s. and american have a billionaire as the president. -- i, as an american have a billionaire as the president. if you could predict any you seeng trends that in the future of how future elections will be handled. thank you. >> we will take a second question. >> my name is gabriel, i work with a contractor. before the election, the terrorist group has promised to dis

many kenyans and international observers believe that as well. certaind that he was that the incumbent would not -- stop at nothing to rob him yet again of an electoral victory. isike in 2007 and 2013, he struggling to convince observers that these elections were, in fact, seriously flawed. erected insts have some nairobi slums and in parts of western kenya that are his strongholds. so far, there is little to suggest a repeat of the ethnic-based violence that calamitous 2007 elections. most of the deaths so far in this unrest, i think can be attributed to quick trigger security forces. i think it is probably a good idea for all of us to urge .estraint on all sides restraint in terms of putting supporters in the street and to -- kenyan government, keeping security forces on a .ight leash most international observers quickly gave the thumbs up to these elections. the white house has issued a statement congratulating the president on his victory. in kenya, part of the oppositions predictable rejection of the results, some legitimate doubts remain. s

. >> welcome to our kenyan election review. we did a kenyan election preview. i am not sure many of our forecasts or predictions came to pass which is maybe a good thing. i will introduce, very happy that we have a panel this morning consisting of two distinguished journalists who have been in kenya following the campaign in kenya and i will introduce them in just a moment. my name is mark bellamy, senior advisor for africa at csi us, ambassador in nairobi, i had the good fortune to spend several weeks in nairobi prior to this year at the election. i want to start with a few opening remarks to frame this morning's discussion and turn to our guests. as all of you in this room know, last week 15 million canyons went to the polls to elect a president, to elect members of parliament, to elect governors to 49 counties and a number of other officeholders. by any standard and certainly by african standards this was a remarkable event. if only because of the thousands of campaign appearances by different candidates, because of the passionate participation of such a lar

a kenyan election preview here at cfif. i am not sure many of our forecast or predictions came to pass. which is maybe a good thing. i'm going to introduce -- i am very happy that we have a panel this morning consisting of two distinguished journalists who have been in kenya, following the campaign and election in kenya. i will introduce them in just a moment. name is mark bellamy. i am a senior advisor for africa cfif. i had the good fortune to spend some weeks there prior to this year's election. i want to open with remarks about this morning's discussion and then turn to our guests. ,s all of you know, last week some 15 million kenyans went to the polls to elect a president, to elect members of parliament, to elect governors to 49 counties and a number of other officeholders. by any standard, by african standard, this was a remarkable event. thousandscause of the of campaign appearances by different candidates because of the passionate participation of such a large part of the kenyan electorate. also because of the techn

almost all kenyans go to primary school.ut many schools are badly equipped and are inadequate in preparing young kenyans for work. especially poverty-stricken youth from rural areas. their chances of finding a job have not improved. the candidates of the big parties tried to influencnce voters with h promises a and wih presenence. the clinical activist warns voters not to make decisions for a son those incentives. >> if you give me money and alcohol, i would take the money and drink the alcohol. but fofor certain -- vote for someone who is going to work for you. reporter: people suspect young voter's discontent will work against rival candidate raila odinga. you can see most voters are under 35. they will be the ones to decide who runs kenya at the next five years. -- for the next five years. sarah: what are the main economic issues that the winner of the election will have to tackle? >> as you mentioned, kenya -- those who are registered to vote, 19 million people, half of that is youth. unemployment is a major issue when i

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that would have been severe setback for kenyans young democracy and for kenyans eager to exercise and test their rights under kenya's new constitution. happily, those worst-case scenarios did not materialize. i may also have been wrong in predicting that a clean, fair, credible electoral process regardless of who one would be a big boost psychologically for all of kenya, and overtime would have the effect of bringing communities closer together. i was probably a little too idealistic in making that assumption. the aftermath of this election, clean and fair and credible though it may prove to be seems to be trending in a different direction, and not necessarily one leading to greater inclusiveness or social cohesion. it may be too early to draw that conclusion, but it's not too early to be concerned about the victors to crack down on civil society, a move that recall some of the low points that followed the 2013 election. >> i would now like to turn to our two guests. i'm delighted we have two distinguished journalists from voice of america, both of whom have covered different aspects

it was a kenyan man.essman and father of four had received a text message from his brother earlier that morning. >> the message was very brief. it just read at westgate terrorists, pray for me. >> he bolted to the mall and was stunned by what he saw when he got there. carnage everywhere. he was terrified for his brother for works for the kenyan intelligence service and had received death threats from the same terror group that was attacking the mall. security forces were just arriving and abdul decided in an instant to join them. they entered the mall from the parking garage on the top floor. his brother was still in the mall and not far from catherine and her kids. he was hiding in a bathroom. he worked his way down to the main floor. as he did, his brother managed to escape. >> i reached my phone, tried to call him and i see this message on my screen saying, i'm out. i'm safe. please come out. >> but abdul didn't come out. despite the gruesome scene, the blood, the bodies, the smell of smoke and constan

mission to the kenyan elections. we thank you for telling us about the important work you are doing in the wake of the results of that general election. in other news, u.s. president donald trump has issued a warning to north korea. he made the statement during a briefing at his golf club in new jersey, where he is on what the white house is calling a working vacation. it comes a day after pyongyang issued its own threat, reacting to new u.n. sanctions against the regime. this was trump's response. president trump: north korea best not make any more threats to the united states. they will bebe met with fire and fury, like the world has never seen. he has been very threatening, beyond a normal statemenent. and asas i said, they will be mt with fire, fury, and frankly power, the likes of which this world has never seen before. thank you. sarah: that was donald trump addressing north korea a short while ago. meantime, a leaked government report says that americans are already feeling the negative effects of climate chan

and the kenyan woman said the cops are here. >> reporter: but it wasn't the police.s a kenyan man named abdul haji, the businessman and father of four had received a text message from his brother earlier that morning. >> message was very brief. it just read, at westgate. terrorists. pray for me. >> reporter: abdul haji bolted to the mall and was stunned by what he saw when he got there. carnage everywhere. he was terrified for his brother who works for the kenyan intelligence service and had received death threats from al shabaab, the same terror group that was not attacking the mall. >> at this point in time the magnitude of the whole situation dawned on me. >> reporter: security forces were just arriving. and abdul, who's licensed to carry a gun, decided in an instant to join them. they enter the mall from the parking garage on the top floor. abdul's brother was still in the mall and actually not far from katherine walton and her girls on the main floor. he was hiding in a bathroom. abdul worked his way down to the main floor. and as he did, his brother managed to

the kenyan president ta kes a update here. the kenyan president takes a lead in the early tallies. some results may be disputed but that appears to be where it is going. let us remind you who we are talking about. this is the incumbent president, larue kenny at, who is standing again and he will accept the will of the people. his opponent is his long—standing opponent, mr odinga. there have been hitches but the vote has gone smoothly in most places. international monitors are there, including john kerry, who said he was glad to be there in a key election, he said there was a lot riding ona election, he said there was a lot riding on a free, fair and safe election. the bbc has a big team in kenya and here is one report. in the dockers before dawn, they waited. some camp is hoping to be first. —— in the darkness. they turned up eager to vote. here in nairobi, kenya and have been braving the cold and the rain, waiting to exercise their right to vote. once the process is done, all eyes will be watching for the results. it is the vote for the presidency which is attracting the most atte

the kenyan athlete bypassed the waterjump the kenyan athlete bypassed the water jump and had the kenyanthe american, who kept upa such problems for the american, who kept up a fierce pace to outrun her rivals before surging down the home straight to become the first athlete to break a championship record in the 2017 tournament. her compatriot recorded a personal best, to take silver. the world's oldest man has died in israel at the age of 113. yisrael kristal was born in poland in 1903, and survived the auschwitz death camp, where his first wife, two children and other family members were killed by the nazis. he moved to israel in 1950, and was due to celebrate his 11ath birthday next month. he was recognised by guinness world records as the world's oldest man in march last year. just a reminder of our main news this sour. president trump has renewed his verbal pressure on north korea. he has been warning pyongyang not to take military action against the us or its allies, and mr trump said that he hoped the north's leader understood the gravity of the situation. that's it from us at bbc

try to help kenyans. have confidence that they will have the election that they deserve which is open. fair free transparent and accountable. opposition leader ryan lott odinga has raised concerns same president kenyatta's party would have to rig the vote in order to win. residents who have been stocking up on food and case violence breaks out. also called for calm satellites may feel kenyans. we remain peaceful. we bought peacefully. and lived there we'd of that people be done. the campaign itself has suffered much violence including the murder of a high profile election official. and has also fueled clashes in rural areas where droughts and ethnic tensions are among the toughest years driving this divisive campaign. those have included corruption rising cost of living and high unemploymen. with a gi william got a malaysian but with voting because we want change in terms of living standards and we want someone who can change it my socket. it's a neck and neck race but the hope is international monetary a

the party is over, it‘s the day after and for a kenyan now comes the ha rd after and for a kenyan nowyatta‘s wins last night did so in the hope of a better quality of life and now the president has to deliver for them and gain the trust of the millions across the country who did not vote for him. and mr kenyatta has been reaching out to the other side. we cannot fight over an election. we have seen the results of political violence and i am certain there is no single kenyan who would wish for us to go back to those days. but angry protests broke out overnight in some opposition strongholds. the main opposition party has rejected the election results and says it does not trust the courts to handle its concerns fairly, its next move will be crucial in determining whether kenya moves on peacefully. a 19—year old british man has died while snorkelling in greece. harry byatt, who was a watersports instructor, was found unconscious on the sea—bed off the island of zakynthos. an investigation has been launched by the greek authorities. the union unite has warned that strike action by refuse

the plan of the athletes working together there, of the kenyan athletes, and there, of the kenyan athletesd the ethiopians as well was to work as hard as they could and they were definitely trying to block him. what they were trying to stop was mo farah being in the lead with a lap to government so, from the beginning, they —— with a lap to go. so from the beginning they went out hard. he was trying to create more atmosphere, as if he needed it because he knew the crowd were really right behind him. let it go a little bit too much in the middle of the race. like the plan wasn't coming. mo went back to the front, to say, yeah, i am still here and i am controlling this. it was hard at this point. they were trying to get backin this point. they were trying to get back in front of him. they were working together. he had to work ha rd working together. he had to work hard again to come back to the front. i think this year he's shown he's in better shape than he's been in any of the other ones. he's worked really ha rd in any of the other ones. he's worked really hard after that 10,000 metres. h

kenyans head to the polls in a divisive election. president trump ramps up the fight against opioids, and much more. >> woodruff: now, a look at a yet-to-be-released climate change report making headlines for what it tells us about the current state of science and politics. the "new york times," which acquired a draft of the document, reports today that among its key findings are that "evidence for a changing climate abounds, from the top of the atmosphere to the depths of the oceans." and that "many lines of evidence demonstrate that human activities, especially emissions of greenhouse gases, are primarily responsible for recent observed climate change." the "times" also reports scientists are expressing concerns that the trump administration has yet to indicate how or whether it will act on the findings. for more, we turn to "new york times" reporter lisa friedman, who wrote today's article. lisa friedman, welcome to the news hour. we should say that late today the white house put out a report saying that it didn't understand why t

he thought he could catch the kenyan but was just of the bronze medal. from france took gold. poland took silver. but what a race from langford. 21 years old. he said he was absolutely gutted and also spoke to philjones. it is bittersweet, because i knew wa nted it is bittersweet, because i knew wanted to medal and last night i was thinking, i could get a medal. i'm just a bit gutted, to be honest. it is hard being so close to the medals. but i'm forth in the world 110w medals. but i'm forth in the world now and i'm only 21 so hopefully, down the years to come, you will see me taking over. let's hope so. we also saw the british team captain. eilidh doyle in the 400 metres hurdles. meghan beasley didn't make it into the final. doyle went through to the final on thursday night, getting the last qualification spot as a lucky loser. dina asher—smith has great memories of the stadium. she carried jessica ennis—hill ‘s kate. she was also competing in the juniors a few weeks before. look at our breezing through in the 200 metres. she was very, very happy with t

the results of the kenyan presidential election have just been announced, with the incumbent presidentosition candidate, raila odinga,winning41i%. the president's critics say the election was rigged. but, as our africa correspondent alastair leithead reports, monitors say the poll was largely free and fair. uhuru kenyatta's supporters knew this was coming. preliminary results had given their man an unassailable lead. but first, there was an electoral process to follow, and it was a lengthy one. the result from every county had to be read out, before the moment the nation had been waiting for. i wish to declare uhuru kenyatta as president—elect. after three days of holding their breath, kenyans have now finally had confirmation that uhuru kenyatta will have a second term in office, by a considerable margin. the question now is how the opposition will react in defeat, having claimed this was rigged. would they accept this result? will they challenge it in the courts? or will they go to the streets? before the results were even released, the opposition alliance had walked out, repeating a

the independent kenyan commission for human rights has come out and said that other people have beentests. so i think it is a very confused picture. we don't think, i think, a confirmed tally of 100 yet but we do have in a sense a confirmed tally of 2a, and that is 2a to many. have in a sense a confirmed tally of 24, and that is 24 to many. where does this leave the opposition? there has been a hint they might ta ke there has been a hint they might take this to the courts. will that proves successful, do you think?|j think proves successful, do you think?” think their position is very difficult right now. they have made a number of accusations and there we re a number of accusations and there were some elements of the process that weren't perfect, but by and large the result seemed to be fairly credible. we saw a parallel vote tabulation that correlated pretty closely with the results put out by the electoral commission itself, and i think that means it is quite unlikely that taking this to the supreme court would be successful for the opposition. that then leaves them with relativel

not that the kenyans helped their cause when beatrice chepkoech bypassed the water jump and then hade to outrun her rivals, before surging down the home straight to become the first athlete to break a championship record in the 2017 tournament. her compatriot courtney frerichs recorded a personal best to take silver. the world's oldest man has died at the age of 113 in israel. yisrael kristal was born in poland, in 1903, and also survived being in the auschwitz death camp during world war two, where of course the nazis killed more than a million people, mostlyjews. he was recognised by guinness world records as the world's oldest man in march last year. plenty more of course on a website, including analysis of our top stories. this is bbc news. hello, there. after a mixed, changeable and in places salty week of whether the weekend is looking different. —— soggy. mostly dry and spells of sunshine. having said that, a cloudy start for many on saturday morning, especially in southern england and the channel islands. the odd spot of drizzle. things brighten up through the day. across—the

the polls open at 6am kenyan time and close at 5pm kenyan time. we will monitor that for you.elections have been peaceful, ten yea rs the elections have been peaceful, ten years ago that was not the case. in the west of the country there was bloody clashes following the dispute. one town is in the county and locals have been working together to ensure that the violence is not repeated. our correspondent has been you could tell us more. grateful piece witnessed by the elderly residents who witnessed much violence ten years ago. for many, the memories are fresh in their mind but they are determined to prevent a repeat of the bloody clashes. the violence in 2007 started in this county, but now we are telling people, look out, we are geared towards peace. the peace forum is going around the country, creating awareness and making the residents own the peace. tensions on the streets are high. i have come to makejon streets are high. i have come to make jon who is streets are high. i have come to makejon who is confident that streets are high. i have come to make jon who is confident

if kenyans are told the election was free and fair, they won't go to violence. of that, i'm sure. even in the slums, as much as they are using words to criminalise us, telling us it's a hotspot, if they know the election is free and fair, they cannot disturb. rallies have been romping across the country for weeks. this is opposition orange, and green, and blue and white. the national super alliance, they're called, nasa, five opposition parties on one ticket. raila odinga is their presidential candidate, son of the country's first vice president. since then, the odingas have always been in opposition. it's his fourth attempt to get the top job, and at 72, probably his last, and that makes the stakes even higher. "the car is red", the sign reads, "the driver is drunk and the conductor is a thief". yes, red is the colour ofjubilee. drivers and conductors aside, their alliance won the last election. their candidate is the incumbent. uhuru kenyatta, son of kenya's first president. the big political dynasties live on more than 50 years after independence. the success of this whole ball

by a panel of foreign correspondents to discuss the tension between the us and north korea and the kenyaneline london at 11:30am. president trump has issued another warning to north korea, saying the country will "regret it fast" if it continues to make threats against america and its allies. the president also called for tougher sanctions against pyongyang but he said he would love a peaceful resolution. the chinese leader xi jinping has spoken to mr trump and urged restraint. our washington correspondent, laura bicker reports. president trump is leaving the north korean leader in no doubt. if he poses a threat to the us, there will be consequences. if anything happens to guam, there's going to be big, big trouble in north korea. but then came this note of reassurance. you know what i can say — hopefully it'll all work out, 0k? nobody loves a peaceful solution better than president trump, that i can tell you. these us b—1 bombers are stationed in guam. their motto is "fight tonight." mr trump is keen to ensure north korea is aware of their presence. pyongyang has threatened to fire missi

all is not well in the kenyan government hospitals.manding a deal that would see their salaries increase. this followed a doctors strike early in the year that lasted 100 days. the double industrial action has meant public health facilities have been ina public health facilities have been in a constant state of paralysis, even as a election fever grips the country. the majority of people who go to public hospitals are local gun —— low income families in areas like this. most do not have health insurance and getting private health ca re insurance and getting private health care is out of reach and therefore adding two major strike affecting the public health system in one year isa the public health system in one year is a big blow. pregnant from rape, u nwell is a big blow. pregnant from rape, unwell and unable to raise money for care, this 16—year—old and her mother have been forced to beg for treatment at a nearby private hospital. they said have ulcers in my stomach, my blood sugar is high. the treatment is very expensive. her father

. >> there is a good cartoon inside the daily nation where you can see this kenyan ple ading to the tv the final results. the business daily says, one thing that the general election has demonstrated is the deep distrust among kenyans in public institutions. the mission of the next president will be to restore confidence in public institutions. noweturned to venezuela where president maduro has addressed the new constituent assembly. >> in the venezuelan papers, there are two articles with the same titles. it says a lot about what venezuelans want to know. essentially, what now? what is happening next? , the writerrticle is outraged about a totalitarian constituent assembly. he writes, we will continue the fight. another opinion piece, it wonders now what? we have seen 120 days of protests, at least 130 people dead. where is the country going to go now? they talk about rumors of peningations hap outside of venezuela between the u.s. and russia. he says this is the only thing we had left. >> one of the main things everyone was talking about here and the brazilian star. there are rumors

it's going to be very, very tough because the kenyans, the ethiopians have been really wanting, tryinge will not want to bow out on the track before he turns his attentions to marathon running, with a defeat here in one of his favourite stadiums. 2012, where it all began, those glorious — the double he did at the london olympics five years ago. such fondness from the crowd for him. they will be right behind him once again tonight. that's 8. 20pm. for britain, the only medal so farfor us. that's 8. 20pm. for britain, the only medal so far for us. yes, just the one gold medal. it's been a bit lean. lots of fourths, some fifths and sixths. lots of encouraging performances from fairly young athletes getting into finals and that will probably be the argument when they have a postmortem that this will be a transitional squad. nojessica this will be a transitional squad. no jessica ennis—hill or greg rutherford. 0f no jessica ennis—hill or greg rutherford. of course, usain bolt goesin rutherford. of course, usain bolt goes in the 4 x 100m relay as well. he came flying through his heat with ja

. >> we start with this kenyan newspaper cartoon, daily nation.see a woman posting ballot, and hanging above her is planted are with the surveillance camera. the message is clear, the whole world is watching. kenya is one of the continents most dynamic economies, and a country where elections are bitterly fox. 10 years ago there was terrible ethnic violence postelection that killed 1200 people and drove hundreds of thousands of people from their homes. the independent asks this question on its front page today, will vote turned to violence in kenya. the latest polls predict a very close race between the current president and opposition leader. the presidential election will not be the only bone of contention. for the first time in history, kenyans are set to choose governors for the country's 47 counties which now have considerable power in areas like security, education, and fiscal policies. these have the greatest potential for violence, creating 47 potential flashpoint instead of just one. to franceome back where the ministry of agriculture sai

two people have been killed by kenyan police off the riots broke out in the wake of presidential elections. opposition activists branded the reelection of president hu kenyatta as a show rod. insists the vote was free and fair however protesters took to the streets in angry demonstrations and they lit fires and gunshots rule. business premises were also attacked there are fears of a repeat of the massive post-election violence and years ago when more than a thousand kenyans died and a half a million what is. a german initiative designed to appeal to all in the community is now facing a backlash for using some turkish names ideally gulshan members of the turkish community in the city of deuce book where the campaign is taking place complaining they're being singled out. i think it's a great campaign it would be nice to find your own name and it supports people to garbage in garbage cans and not leave it on the street. is going to really get this message that are being said to encourage people in cleaning up after themselves and not to slowly turn on the street on the ground. but one local p

considering how kenyans are tired of the constant rhetoric from both sides, they want this to be madeorrow. in the meantime they are scared to come out. there are people coming out and going around in nairobi, but the streets are practically empty. if you happen to nairobi, it is a sea of people because the residence are about 7 million, but now it is about super empty. they are going to social media app, go back to work, show us pictures of you going to work, because people want life to go back to normal. sarah: catherine with the latest from nairobi, kenya. we operate -- we await the results. poland's opposition is upping the ante in deep conflict with the conservative government. they are planning a big protests in the capital. they say the country needs reforms to root out the communist system which was overturned 30 years ago. the opposition and european union fear the polis democracy. -- polish democracy. reporter: the opposition is growing louder. in late july, they took to the streets in hundreds of thousands to protest the restructuring of the state with the conservative gove

many kenyans seem to support this? >> absolutely. they are focusing on this incredible new law. essentially people run the risk of four years in jail and a fine of $38,000 if they use a plastic bag. all the details here in the star. pointing out that there were delays that lasted years before this actually went into effect. and if we look at another kenyan paper, you can see that we are focusing on how this is a good thing. how there will be many gains coming from plastic bats -- plastic bags. here, business or present his kicking off a summer meeting. and the hot topic will be kicking off reforms to the labor code. >> the top story today in france. and you can read about it. focusing on how business partners are really expecting a lot from macron. one of his key campaign promises was to reform france's labor code. and you can read about that here. here's the photo here of the big union. a big business representative. there are several. he actually gives an interview. and this is getting picked up in a lot of the papers. here is a quote from that interview. . message for the pre

now to other stories making headlines around the world at least two people have been killed by kenyan police the riots broke out in the wake of presidential elections however i can use human rights groups claim that the death toll has reached twenty four. opposition activists branded every election of president you who are kenyatta a charade he had to insist the vote was free and fair however protesters took to the streets angry demonstrations they let fires and gunshots were heard as this premises were also attacked there are fears of a repeat of the massive post-election violence in years ago when more than a thousand kenyans dived half a million at this place. a german anti litter initiative designed to appeal to all in the community is facing a backlash for using turkish names such as the met and go on members of the turkish community in the city of duisburg where the campaigns taking place complained they . i've been singled out. and i think it's a great campaign it will be nice to find your own name and it supports people to predict garbage in the garbage cans and not leave it o

are fears of a repeat of a massive post-election violence ten years ago where more than a thousand kenyan side and half a million were displaced. and over in egypt health officials say the death toll from friday's train collision near the coastal city of alexandria has risen to forty two one hundred seventy others were injured in the incident rescue teams are continuing to look for more victims the tragedy happened when a passenger train traveling from cairo crashed into the back of another train at a station one of the engine cars was derailed along with two carriages which pout up on top of one another according to a witness the country's transport minister says human error is the suspected calls . a german and he litter and this should have designed to appeal to all in the community is facing a backlash for using turkish names such as mit and on members of the turkish community in the city of duesberg where the campaign is taking place complain they're being singled out. i think it's a great campaign it will be nice to find your own name and it supports people to predict garbage in gar

our correspondent sammy awami is in the kenyan capital, nairobi.se early results are faked. any indication of when we will get the actual results emerging? well, we are still watching to see that. they have rejected, saying these results have been streamed without being accompanied by the necessary forms a sign by presiding officers from represented parties and say they have rejected the votes but the ruling party, the come and party, said there is no reason for alarm because of these are just provisional results but hopefully later we will find out if they will sit down and talk and see how they can resolve this. you are in front to what appears to be a polling station. people still trickling around you. there has been a lot of tension in nairobi and other areas. fears there will be a re— peat of 2007 when thousands of people were killed. the country has been very calm. people would want to compare this with 2007 and i think it is important to note that it has been ten yea rs important to note that it has been ten years since that has happened and

look at some other stories making headlines around the world at least two people have been killed by kenyan police after riots broke out in the wake of presidential elections. opposition activists branded the reelection of president you a charade can you add to insists the vote was free and fair however protesters took to the streets in angry demonstrations fires and gunshots were heard business premises were also attacked there are fears of a repeat of the election violence ten years ago and more than a thousand kenyans died and happen in the you. know very health officials say the death toll from friday's train collision near the coast of city of alexandria has risen to fourteen to one hundred seventy others were injured in the accident rescue teams are continuing to look for more victims of the tragedy happened in a passenger train traveling from. crashed into the back of another train at a station one of the engine cars derailed along with two carriages which powered up on top of one another according to a witness the country's transport minister says human error is suspected to cause.

the kenyan human rights commission has blamed police for using excessive force on protestors after resultsthey claim 2a people have died in election—related violence since tuesday. leaders of the opposition have appealed for calm, but say they still don't recognise the outcome of the election. alistair leithead reports. after a night of violence, the ambulances brought out the injured from the worst—hit neighbourhoods. some had bullet wounds, others machete cuts and head injuries. it is hard to know how many people have been killed or injured in the police crackdown in these opposition strongholds. the clashes continued throughout the day, rock—throwing youths confronting tear gas—firing police. they‘ re dramatic images, and they were intense, but this was largely contained to small areas. well, there have certainly been violent clashes. we've seen people who have been killed and injured. but it is very much just back and forth between local youths and these special units you can see, who are quite well—armed. much of what was fired was tear gas, but there is plenty of evidence live bullet

on tuesday millions of kenyans displayed that faith and have been waiting on the outcome. the opposition claims are likely to add to the nerves here life in kenya has been largely on hold since election day. a political still mates will only bring more of the uncertainty that kenyans have been hoping to avoid. electoral commissions still very fine results as they come in. official figures are not expected for at least another day. tell me a lot of hope bbc news nairobi. nnova. now this next story reads a bit like a script from the cold war a number of u. s. embassy stuff and have found that at least one canadian. have suffered hearing loss off to what the state department will only refer to as unexplained incidents in cuba. to cuban diplomats of now being asked to leave washington so what will this do to the era of improved relations president obama try to sharon. from havana will grant has more. this was perhaps the highest point in us cuban relations over the pa. steam here. to make much pomp and ceremony in which the long shot at u. s. embassy in havana was re opened in

welcome to world news today, the kenyan president kenyatta has been re—elected as a result of the electionsd on tuesday, the result was announced this evening after the election commission tallied all the votes. having filled the requirement by law and having turnout of 54.27% of the vote, i therefore declare uhuru kenyatta... applause cheering applause i'm not finished the sentence! laughter i wish i said i wish to declare uhuru kenyatta as the president—elect. uhuru kenyatta as the president-elect. cheering applause speaking after the announcement uhuru kenyatta reached out to the opposition and called for unity across kenya. to our brothers who are worthy competitors, we are not enemies. we are all citizens of one republic. as with any competition there shall always be winners and there shall always be winners and there shall always be winners and there shall be losers but we all belong to one great nation called kenya and i extend the hand of friendship, i extend a hand of cooperation, i extend the hand of partnership, knowing fully well that this country needs all of us pulling togethe

the kenyan human rights commission says 24, kenyan human rights commission says 2a, and then media organisationsdied, that if you compare that to what happens in the enormous election violence ten years ago, when more than 1000 people were killed, so far this is a far smaller number. i think everyone in kenya and everywhere else is desperate not to see a repeat of what happened for. the opposition has absolutely not accepted the results. when they we re not accepted the results. when they were announcing the results yesterday, the opposition stormed out of the tallying fencer and said they would not recognise the results. they said they were not going to take their complaints about the election to courts. so it's difficult to know exactly what they're planning difficult to know exactly what they‘ re planning to difficult to know exactly what they're planning to do in terms of disputing the results, if they're not going to go through a legal process. kenya's collections were described as an exercise in ethnic arithmetic. what's that about? that does make sense. in kenya, you have these different

if we don't want to go back to the scenario where kenyans are killing each other.ng been re-elected. yes, he needs a proper dialogue with raila odinga, deceive of we fought. i'm not suggesting another unity government or whatever, but he has to understand the concerns of the uhuru kenyatta side. he must make sure that there are not any cover—ups at all. —— the concerns of the raila odinga site. kenya is supposed to be one of the better countries in terms of democracy in africa. in uganda, they are they were announcing results anyway, anyhow and the recent election. kenya have to show they are better than either countries and they are managing the situation correctly. the other thing uhuru kenyatta must do this to constrain the power of police and others to deal with, what they call, troublemakers. this distressing instrument today were it is alleged a girl is killed. if they claim that kenya is a democratic place, people have a right to demonstrate and protest. they can express anger and frustration. if you unleash the police and army on them, that is what got the

let us bring you up—to—date with the kenyan electoral commission... was hacked during tuesday‘s presidential election. raila 0dinga, the opposition leader, described provisional results, which put president uhuru kenyatta ahead, as "a complete sham". there have been violent clashes between the police and opposition forces — a senior opposition figure has been shot dead. six french soldiers have been injured, three of them seriously, after a car was driven into them whilst they were on patrol in paris. counter terror police shot, wounded and arrested a man on a motorway north of the capital. the car is said to have hit at least one other vehicle during the chase and the police opened fire several times. the suspect is in his 30s. today is the tenth anniversary of the start of the biggest financial crash since the great depression. the french bank bnp paribas announced that it couldn‘t pay investors who wanted to withdraw their money, sparking a crisis which spread around the world, as banks revealed they had racked up billions of pounds of toxic debts.

but i want to tell kenyans to go back to their work they continue their lives.nd we shall announce the winner as soon as we finish the process. when we to get the results of the presidential election? the canny exercises going on. once that is complete, we will announce the results. —— the counting exercise is going on. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the veteran english playwright alan ayckbourn turns to science fiction to reach a new audience. the big crowds became bigger as the time of the funeral approached. as the lines of fans became longer, the police prepared for a hugejob of crowd control. idi amin, uganda's brutalformer dictator, has died at the age of 80. he's been buried in saudi arabia, where he lived in exile since being overthrown in 1979. 2 billion people around the world have seen the last total eclipse of the sun to take place in this millenium. it began itsjourney off the coast of canada, ending three hours later when the sun set over the bay of bengal. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump has again threatened north