and you will know better than me, kenyan democracy doesn't just matter to kenyans. of the biggest democracies in the continent and its success is watched very keenly. absolutely. and you only have to look at the landmark decision that the court made in annulling this election, a first in africa, everyone was watching that. and looking at that court and saying, this is the future for africa. this is the kind of change we want to continue seeing. so it is disheartening to many africans to see just a few weeks later, that the courts have been unable to reach quorum to make another defining decision. but it is still very significant that so far, it's not in the streets. there have been clashes but nothing widespread. and still, the courts are at the centre of this very, very long, protracted battle. we are indebted to bbc africa for help in covering that story. for details on the kenyans election and all of the stories on outside source, go to the website... next on the programme, i want to spend time looking at the bbc‘s 100 women season. looking at the bbc‘s 100 women

the kenyans democracy going down the drain and they're trying to fix it as you know right lo duca has been part of the democratic movement since the early eighty's and ninety's so the people are looking at it as that as another liberation but people also looking at this as a call to arms they're looking at this is people to go to the streets to people to violently resist the government and that's why i present to who was categorical in his statement just now saying that he he will not let the country slip into anarchy . is also calling for people to boycott any business or services that give the regime money or the trim it to the regime so that's what we're seeing we're seeing people trying to you know resist the government saying that it is a dictatorship now catherine in the meantime we've also we're heard from incumbent president hu kenyatta he weighed in. he has waited he said that he will not let this country slip into anarchy he said that the polls will continue tomorrow and anyone who wants to vote can vote and those who don't want to vote won't vote he did not talk about and t

so what was to be an example of kenyan democracy is turning out the opposite.pear that mr kenyatta is to win on the basis of the current voting and the lack of turnout but that does not necessarily in these circumstances that does not necessarily in these ci rcu msta nces resolve that does not necessarily in these circumstances resolve a great deal? no. the main opponent called the election illegitimate with the turn out low. and it calls into question if the next election is viable domestically and internationally. and it sums up the violence that picture? it is a powerful photograph. what i read earlier, the judges were supposed to be ruling on whether or not to delay the election. two out of seven turned up. one of the judges who did not turn up, her bodyguard was shot the night before. this is the pressure that the people are under there. a very difficult situation. now the garde front page, so many different figures, economic figures coming out on a day by day basis at the moment. some appear good news, some don't. here is one that doesn't look so good. re

august it's an indication that election processes are a pivotal point or a pivotal part of the kenyan democracy so a lot of people have seen that this is not a credible process but then that those people who genuinely feel that who kenya has been elected president and to be president of this state so it just it's a clear indication that kenyans need to start talking and you know that i remember right before this rerun election there were members of the electoral commission who said that they could not guarantee a fair in free election and now after the vote you had that electoral commission saying that the election was fair and free i mean if that sounds like some doublespeak there and it also speaks to the fact that that the country is incredibly polarized isn't. it is very polarized and everything that the chairman of the electoral commission says is always nit picked by people so you have people from one side of the divide which is probably the main opposite of the main opposition party who don't trust him and then you have people who are supporting a president who cannot or who trust him an

august, it's an indication that election processes are a pivotal point or a pivotal part of the kenyan democracy. so a lot of people have seen that this is not a credible process. there are those people that generally feel that kenyatta has been elected president and deserves to be president of this state. it's a clear indication that kenyans need to start talking. >> katherine, i remember before this rerun election, there were members of the electrical commission that could not guarantee a fair and free election. now after the vote, you have that eelectoral commission saying it was fair and free. it sounds like it's double speak and the country is incredibly polarized, doesn't it? >> it is very polarized. everything that the chairman says is nitpicked by people. you have people on one side of the divide, the main opposition party who don't trust him and then you have people who are supporting the president who trust him but then the inconsistencies don't do him much justice. so kenyans are in a pickle at this particular point. experts will say that this is probably a good thing for kenya. this

it is unfortunate that international actors that have supported kenyans in their press for democracy good governance are now on the side of a dictatorship. the original election was in august. and the incumbent, uhuru kenyatta, was declared the winner. but the opposition claimed the result was compromised and the supreme court agreed. it said the election "was not conducted in accordance with the constitution" and that the result was therefore "invalid, null and void." hence the need for a rerun. uhuru kenyatta is unimpressed with mr odinga's announcement. that criticism is not necessarily being listened to by raila odinga's supporters. here's nancy kacungira. his words were that he thinks this election, supposed to be held october 26, will be worse than the first one, on august the 8th, in which the supreme court annulled it and said that there were too many things that went on wrong and this has to be done again. so, raila odinga is saying he does not have enough faith that the rerun will actually be better than the first try. the reasons for this, according to this, are that we ha

president who can yet have defended the independence of the kenyan judiciary saying the events of recent months made the country a stronger democracy and that fears of violence he called for an easing of tensions even ng i speak to you not. as all maintain peace as we exercise our constitutional right. to choose no matter what the outcome of thursday's election there appears to be no end in sight for the political battle between kenyatta and. both leaders have refused to meet to resolve their differences adding to the deepening divisions among kenyans over what passed their country should follow in the future. the german president from calder's steinmeyer has told russian president vladimir putin that he is unhappy about the state of relations between germany and russia he made the remarks while on an official visit to the russian capital so i'm i also met with human rights activists after his talks with the russian president this is the first visit by a german head of state to russia in seven years. well here in berlin it is the speed that has called practically everyone by surprise the four political parties trying to form one go

kenyans to a peaceful process. jane: very briefly, the role of democracy and the future of democracy in the rest of africa? ms.: democracy is being tested around the world, including here in the united states. i think many look to the supreme court in kenya annulling an election as a historic thing that many may need to pay attention to. jane: susan blumenthal, thank you for joining me. the crisis around catalonia's crisis in spain appears to have reached a breaking point. the spanish parliament is expected to vote tomorrow on direct rule over catalonia. the vice president has ruled that such a vote would lead to a declaration of a sovereign state. this has been on an off for weeks now some of the situation? this has been on an off for weeks, but how serious is the situation now? >> this is absolutely dramatic and without precedent in spain. if you have a look at the vote that the spanish government has called for in the upper house tomorrow, this idea of unraveling and putting catalonia under the direct rule of madrid this has never happened in , modern spanish history. it is known as the nuclear option and w

as a side will not benefit from such rhetoric and i keep saying our democracy is very messy as we've seen but i know that our kenyan people are very resilient but what the what i'm seeing on the ground unfortunately doesn't convince me that we war we will get anywhere and i want to go back that there isn't a clear winner no not really loud and not a war. and i think these two gentlemen who are very committed to kenya and i believe both of them are very committed and they have contributed to kenya's democratic process these two gentlemen need to sit down for the sake of their legacy in the sake of their family names sit down together and ignore the political advice as you know ignore the politicians of continued to pull us aside and i'll say this is a good jury and i know you're a member of parliament i think politicians need to take a back stage and let the leaders and you know the main the two names that are on the ballot box or working and riot loading could come together and have dialogue in this something will been calling wellbeing and i guess you know i've been calling. since the beginning of this we didn't h

kenyan conditioning. can invalidate an election. shows that we are stronger. as a democracy. that men would ever have realized. the judiciary. is in fact independent. and it made. its own. decision. that this out. of mature. grounded modern democracy. many nations. with many many more years of experience as democratic states have yet to match. and i believe for this for the cannons. we have every reason to be proud of our nation. to be proud of our progress. to be proud. of our maturity. i believe that this. was kenya's greatest democratic test. but that is the season. of the judiciary. suffices to show the world. that kenya. is and is sincere in its commitment. to being a modern democratic state. now fellow kenyans. the judges made it clear. that fresh. presidential elections. must happen within. sixty days. and must be supervised. by v independent electoral. and boundaries commission. and even with everything that has happened. since that court ruling. really does. for more political persuasion. have no choice but to abide by that rule. and to abide. by the constitution. th

president who kenyatta defended the independence of the kenyan judiciary saying the events of recent months made the country a stronger democracy and the fears of violence he called for an easing of tensions as evening i speak to you not. as all maintain peace as we exercise our constitutional right. no matter what the outcome of thursday's election there appears to be no end in sight for the political battle between kenya and. both leaders have refused to meet to resolve their differences adding to the deepening divisions among kenyans over what passed their country should follow in the future. well here's a look now at some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world in barcelona demonstrators have made a fresh call for independence for the region of catalonia this after a catalan leader carlist. turned down an invitation to address spain's senate this week the senate is due to hold a vote on dismissing the government on friday saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin salomon has pledged to restore a moderate form of islam in the kingdom at a conference in riyadh he said that he wanted to end extremism and

iasa i as a kenyan celebrate our resilience as a nation, but also celebrate our resilience and the resilience of our democracyf our democracy. the resilience of our people and also the resilience of our institutions. a chinese modelling agency has denied that a teenage russian model died from overwork. 14—year—old vlada dzyuba died in a chinese hospital, ten days after taking part in shanghai fashion week. local reports in russia suggest she was suffering from meningitis, compounded by exhaustion. but that's been denied by the chinese agency which employed her who insist she worked no more than the legal eight hours a day. president trump has announced that us specialforces in libya have captured a man suspected of being involved in the attack on the us diplomatic compound in benghazi in 2012. mr trump named the man as mustafa al—imam, saying he would face justice in the us. the attack killed the ambassador chris stephens and three other americans. prince charles and the duchess of cornwall have arrived in singapore to kick off an 11—day tour of asia. they'll be meeting president halimah yacob and prime minis

the kenyan opposition leader is questioning the west commitment to the electoral process in africa. he warns democracyis in jeopardy on the continent because activists are unsure of international support. he announced he was dropping out of the october 2016 rerun of the residential election but is willing to return if the electoral commission accepts it. there is a new eu and agency chief. the board rejected a candidate qatar, who was considered a front-runner. as the organization struggles through financial problems and criticism over the inclusion of the palestinians in 2011, the u.s. and israel plan to withdraw over its anti-israel bias. global news 24 hours a day. powered by more than 2,700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is crumpton, bloomberg. ♪ this is "bloomberg technology." the countdown to the start of the nba season is on. the golden state warriors square off against the houston rockets. the warriors will be debuting an updated look. they will quote the name of an internet based company with the company's local and a small patch on their jerseys. the officialg e-co

this is a day that's supposed to be unifying kenyans a day when celebrate men and women who fought for the country's independence those who fought for democracy in the one nine hundred ninety. rose who have on the country in different ways. by political uncertainty over the election people a deeply divided along ethnic lines politicians are speaking completely different and statement this week with the electoral commission chairman he felt that he cannot guarantee free fair and credible election under this. political environment he said that he wants to between present to looking at and right that he did meet with. i mean he said that he wants the election. and electoral reforms carried out then he can participate in another election rooting out of the president said that he will not. let a commission he out its money to go back to the supreme court to seek guidance we also we've also seen. chief executive officer leave me out in the election commission stepping aside he said he's taken a leave and he's one of the people who the opposition has been pushing to have removed i had a letter now he stepped aside but then rile up the supporters say

karrar in germany reads from his autobiography kenyan celebrates him along with thousands of others who battled british colonialists those who fought for democracy later in the one nine hundred ninety s. and modern day people who have honored the country. is not happy he says he fought for land he's yet to get and peace threatened by political brinkmanship. kenya not to. program. or thank you. bernard from the british and. i think. i've struggled with this in another part of kenya land searching continues to mon has a six month old daughter pendle who she says was clubbed to death while in her arms by police in august even me i came out in the house saying i surrender i have my little child holding my child on my chest i want to continue and that i was talking . since then thousands of other people have been killed during opposition protests calling for electoral reforms before the rerun of the presidential election human rights groups blamed police for most of the deaths most of those who have been killed while from opposition strongholds like this one the government says that some criminals were trying to loot but several people we talked to h

the day really that is supposed to unite kenyans people are supposed to be celebrating their national heroes we don't fighters those who fought for a democracy in the one nine hundred ninety s. interest more than they people who have honored their country in various ways but this has all been overshadowed by this a political uncertainty over whether there's going to be an election or not and with a commission coming out now to say that there are divisions within the commission there is political interference within the commission and politicians really who are on completely opposite ends and their hard line positions polarizing even more the country the chairperson of the commission has said that really the needs to be talks between raul odinga and all who are looking at her he did meet with. insist that there cannot be an election on the twenty sixth that there needs to be electoral reform then he can consider participating in that election on the other hand has said that there's no way he's going to be participating boden talks that the minded of the electoral commission is clear that the low is clear that an election has to be held within