kenyatta the current president, his father was the first president after independence and was known as father of the nation. his son is now facing some criticism for his part in the turmoil and for shutting down tv networks when they broadcast a fake swearing in held by the opposition figure odinga. but incredibly these two bitter rivals then surprised the nation when they posed for handshakes, smiles, and a pledge to put their differences aside. president kenyatta is attending the commonwealth summit here in london this week and he came into our studio to talk hope and change for his country. but i started by getting his take on the controversy over britain threatening to deport children of the commonwealth who are invited in during the 1950s. >>> president kenyatta, welcome to the program. >> thank you very much. >> you are here to celebrate the 70th year of the commonwealth. >> that's right. >> kenya has been a long-standing member. i want to know what you make of the controversy while you are here, of a very harsh immigration deportation action that is threatening to deport some of

for more on this i am joined byl elphia city councilman kenyatta johnson, who represents the district johnson, thank you for your time aan welcome. i to begin by asking you, now, since you have met with a number of people involved ing this incident, why do you believe that it ended upis in t way? >> well, you know, first and foremost, councilman of a very diverse district, but we also represent theck star in my district. i want to make sure, as aon council pehat no form of racial bias or racial profiling is accepted, and, so, we called a press conference today tos addr this issue and to denounce the recent arrest of the two african-american young men who were arrested after waiting while being black in the starbucks cafe and as we move forward we want to make sure starbucks have come up with a plan to specifically address the issue of diversity and inclusion as well a addressing t issue of racial awareness when it comes to how their businss operates. >> councilman, you've now spokev to a number of people invved. you've now seen a lot more than most of us who have only seen the video.e

he showed a lack of interest in the commonwealth —— not to kenyatta.n the previous summits. and so itself in the previous summits. and so the queen, very very directly intervene, she summoned him to buckingham palace and told him he had to improve his attitude otherwise the succession would by no means be a foregone conclusion and encouraged him to take a far greater interest. was there anyone else who could realistically do this? your unauthorised biography, you paint prince charles as a cold character and you say that he is not as engaged with certain countries as some of those that he likes, but given that he is the king in waiting and he has been waiting for such a long time, it is a difficult position that he is in. you think it's difficult, others will think it is rather privileged, but he is where he is. i don't think he's cold. he is a convicted person. —— conflicted person and also rather indulgent. as far as the commonwealth is concerned he was told in 2003 by the secretary—general of the commonwealth back then, that there was a major problem

to prevent voting irregularities during last year's presidential election presidential who were kenyatta won nearly ninety eight percent of the vote in october one of which the opposition boycotted. slovakia's interior minister thomas drucker is resigning amid a deepening political crisis triggered by the killing of a journalist protesters wanted him to sack the national police chief with a say isn't sufficiently independent to investigate the case refused to fire the police chief for wanting of evidence young christiane his wife was shot in february he published critical stories of a number of politically connected business but. scuffles are broken up between police and antigovernment protesters at a rally in armenia's capital just as are angry the president's powers have been a weakening of the prime minister has a more dominant role the opposition says the change allows the outgoing president serves him to maintain a grip on power is due to be approved as prime minister on tuesday. the politicians in france will debate a new immigration bill later on monday the proposed law against to

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kenyatta's past 30 years experience as a journalist and author. he has written extensively on the opioid track -- crisis and trafficking. he is the author of three acclaimed books. he won a circle award for general nonfiction. early in his career, he was the recipient of the maria morris prize. he was also the us -- recipient of the alicia patterson fellowship to print journalists who pursue stories in the public interest. welcome again. you will have 10 minutes to give your testimony and senators looking forward to have a conversation for you -- with you. >> clearly, i'm a rookie here. honor all members of this committee. these thank you for hearings and for allowing me the honor of addressing you. i'm very happy to be here with my wife and daughter, who are part of producing dreamland and the book never could have been finished. this is the deadliest drug , hittinge have known areas 11 everything this drug problem. it is the person modern america to be spread not by mafia or street dealers but by doctors pain pills,ing convinced we are doing rig