freeing the nairobi river from the garbage might seem like a never ending battle the name nairobi comes from kenya's messiah tribe and means cool and refreshing water but these days the cool waters are littered with refuse concerned residents from the nearby slum no longer accept the environmental disaster right at their doorstep. then before when we were young the river wasn't as dusty so we decided to clean it in the past we went swimming in the river but that's not possible anymore because the water quality has changed we want to try to return it to the way it used to be. lydia one boy is one of about 70 residents from the korogocho slum in eastern nairobi who works with the organisation comp green solutions they get a catered themselves to protecting the environment one boy knows that the pollution in the river is now threatening those who live there. where water on a would be the water of the nairobi river has become dangerous which is and i knew it was about the children play there and because they have nowhere else to swim no matter you may also go into the water. but it's full o

dance is taking over nairobi and even spreading beyond.he city that has 40% unemployment and now all of a sudden, there's dance teachers and it is an opportunity for people to make a living through dance and i am just as excited about training future dance teachers and having more of these little studios around nairobi and around kenya as i am about training dancers that are leaving kenya and going abroad, like joel. annabel shaw, playing juliet, from the northern and manchester city ballet is on hand to greet him. romeo and juliet is my favourite ballet. i think the score, prokofiev's music, isjust to die for. i think it's gorgeous. when cooper told me kind of, yeah, only five weeks ago, "oh, you're going to do romeo and juliet. you're going to be juliet. joel is coming but he is not arriving until a week before the show," i was kind of like "oh, 0k!" the cast have already been rehearsing for three weeks asjoel arrives, with the opening nightjust seven days away. for now, i want you to get your tights and your dance pointe on. i don't hav

every breath counts that's the message of the hayward tele plant in kenya's capital nairobi its director steve out of balance is responsible for the production of oxygen which is essential in treating covert 19 patients. but sourcing oxygen was a problem in africa up until now oxygen is expensive up to at least almost 10 times as expensive in africa as compared to their western counterparts were able to reduce the cost of oxygen with oxygen distribution models in the leasing and because it would remove those and oxygen is reduced by at least 30 percent. the oxygen is used in ventilator it's which are quickly employed when patients are showing severe symptoms but there are not enough ventilators in africa so kenya has come up with a solution engineering students and health professionals in nairobi have to sign a ventilator that can be produced 4 tenths of the cost of an imported machine. this means that we can have solutions. of sorts especially. the lock down. nothing is moving in but it was very exiting to see that that's if they can get. the problem of protective masks has also been so

printer owned by may who's shah's nairobi based firm it is producing 500 a day over the bridge to bepretty good. coming together like a 3 d. printing. you know all collaborated or sharing one design. and everyone's producing the same thing so yeah this is great. but most important is oxygen itself the 1st where teller plant opened in 2014 and more have followed with the support of donations from the u.s. great britain and unicef it's a model of success more than a 150 facilities in kenya across. 20 counties in kenya are receiving oxygen from our 3 plants. and the public and private facilities alike 70 percent of the facilities are public crossing it is having bottom of the pyramid population. what telling has helped advance kenya's health care system with oxygen the w.h.o. in the meantime has classified this life giving element as an essential medicine. you're watching news remember you can keep up to date with all the latest on our web sites that state of the year dot com and you can follow us on twitter and instagram too. i'm claire richardson for me in the entire team here in berl

homeless people in africa have little protection from cold at 19 we visit the kenyan capital nairobi to find out what life is like for those on the street. every day at around 1 pm at least 14 men and boys gather here in kenya as capital nairobi one of them a homeless including 1000 year old brian and yuki and they're all here for lunch to leave a daily by a nonprofit working in the city called homeless of nairobi. despite a coded 1000 outbreak most of them have no masks and my lunch is over the hurdle for some banter before leaving in different directions in this reality social distancing and staying home and not realistic options. to model does not exist doesn't exist doesn't exist so read blah blah blah all those things and lots of it it's there and even if it comes and hits one of them and they die they used to be the kids they used to people dying. to. death was the catalyst to brian's life on the streets he never met his father and when his mother died he left home on the back of a cargo truck which brought him to the city since then this has been his life walking printing and

and had to go back to nairobi. he went back and he called himself a doctor even though he never finished his dissertation. she followed him a few months later and showed up the nairobi ready to go not knowing what she was getting into. >> host: back to your book's "barack obama" the story you write what brock learned was devastating to mythology carefully constructed by his mother was shattered. his missing father was far from what he had been portrayed not the moral man not the freedom fighter not the polished professional, brilliant yes a brilliant splintered by drinking despair disillusionment and disappointment. >> guest: is quite amazing to think about how ann dunham and obama and her sudden barack. she told the story. out of love. she never said an ill word about barack obama senior because she didn't want to destroy this little boy who had enough other things to deal with than his life. i find it completely understandable why she created this mythology about him. year by year he started to understand to some

printer owned by may who shah's nairobi based firm it is producing 500 a day all the brits the fact is this coming together like a 3 d. printing that. you know all collaborated all sharing one design. and never producing the same thing so you know is. the most important is oxygen itself the 1st where teleplay and opened in 2014 and more have followed with the support of donations from the u.s. great britain and unicef it's a model of success. well than a 150 facilities in kenya across over 20 counties in kenya are receiving oxygen from our 3 plants. and this public and private facilities alike 70 percent of the facilities are public crossing it is having brought on with the population. what has helped advance kenya's health care system with oxygen the w.h.o. in the meantime has classified this life giving element as an essential medicine. germany has approved the lifting of its travel warnings for $29.00 european countries it's set to take effect starting june 15th but foreign minister has said that germany would continue to monitor infection rates especially in countries like the u.k.

printer owned by may who's shah's nairobi based firm it is producing 500 a day all the coverage to be pretty good. coming together like a 3 d. printing. you know all collaborated or sharing one is. costing method and everyone's producing the same thing so yeah it is. but most important is oxygen itself the 1st time we're tell a flat opened in 2014 and more have followed with the support of donations from the us great britain and unicef it's a model of success. well than a 150 facilities in kenya across over 20 counties in kenya are receiving oxygen from our 3 plants. and the public and private facilities alike 70 percent of the facilities are public facilities having bottom of the pyramid population. what telling has helped advance kenya's health care system with oxygen the w h l in the meantime has classified this life giving element as an essential medicine. well here's a reminder of the top story that we're following for you a german prisoner has been named as a new suspect in the 2007 disappearance of madeleine mccann the british girl disappeared when she was 3 years old from a ho

that is the message of the plant in nairobi. director is responsible for production of oxygen, which is essential in treating covid-19 patients. sourcingng oxygen was a problemn africa up until now. >> oxygen is expensive. at least 10 times as expensive in africa as compared to the western counterparts. we are able to reduce the cost of oxygen with oxygen distribution models. oxygen is reduced by at least 30%. >> the occident is used in ventilators, which art -- the oxygen is used in ventilators, which is quickly employed when nations are showing symptoms. there are not enough ventilators in africa. kenya has come up with a solution. and nearing students and health professionals have designed a ventilator for the 10th of a cost -- for 10th of the cost of an importing machine. >> this globalization means we can have solutions being made. with the lockdown, it was exciting to see action being taken. >> the problem of protective masks has also been solved locally. they are coming out of a three-day printer owned by the nairobi base

nairobi is one of the hotspot areas for covid—i9, and so movement in and out of the metropolitan areafor essential services — that includes journalists like us — but we still had to get this letter from the media council of kenya, just to certify that we are allowed to travel outside the metropolitan area. and we also have our press cards, to show the security officers who are making sure that there's no movement in and out of that area. we are travelling to northern kenya, where they reported a swarm of locusts almost the size of moscow at the beginning of the year. albert lemasulani's family have lived on this land for generations. they are samburu nomadic herders, who rely almost entirely on their animals. taking care of their livestock is not only their way of life, but crucial for their survival. but these vast swarms of desert locusts threaten the vegetation they rely on to feed their animals. albert took an extraordinary decision. he has spent the last five months and much of his personal savings tracking the locust swarms and sending coordinates to the teams working to prevent

some people in nairobi are adopting. joshua and his brother seem like old pros at the delivery business but just 3 months ago dickey ran invents business and his brother worked for an ngo when coronavirus it all bookings were canceled and the pest out of the food delivery service they buy food and vegetables at the market and take them to their clients doorsteps the good news is this that you get the. everything in. too many great events where maybe my legs wide events. read news you know mom was talking it was. indeed believes that it could be a year before the events business is back on its feet but he thinks that food deliveries might be a good addition to his company. like the brothers many nairobi into trying to adapt to life under the coronavirus pandemic. this roadside market appeared here a few weeks ago and people prefer coming here to buy their fruit and vegetables rather than going to the crowded markets. there's no haggling by the vendors and squeezing part of the shoppers so other than tipping an eye out for

nairobi is one of the hotspot areas for covid—i9, and so movement in and out of the metropolitan areaessential services — that includes journalists like us — but we still had to get this letter from the media council of kenya, just to certify that we are allowed to travel outside the metropolitan area. and we also have our press cards, to show the security officers who are making sure that there's no movement in and out of that area. we are travelling to northern kenya, where they reported a swarm of locusts almost the size of moscow at the beginning of the year. albert lemasulani's family have lived on this land for generations. they are samburu nomadic herders, who rely almost entirely on their animals. taking care of their livestock is not only their way of life, but crucial for their survival. but these vast swarms of desert locusts threaten the vegetation they rely on to feed their animals. albert took an extraordinary decision. he has spent the last five months and much of his personal savings tracking the locust swarms and sending coordinates to the teams working to prevent a p

welcome whether they're across developments from nairobi thank you. now answer the rebels are being accused of actively covering up the extent of the koran of our saprykin areas they control a group say the numbers of infections and deaths are much higher than what's being reported and warned they're running out of money to help solve ballasts reports. the world health organization believes hundreds of people have died of corona virus in yemen with thousands more infected the official tally is $112.00 to it's with just 4 from who 3 areas like aaron and. this man says they have waited for help since 8 am it's now 3 pm. people yell at him to stop recording but he continues he says he called health line's security officials politicians and no one answered his course in the who think controlled north people are often buried in secret or at night there are reports that families in grave diggers awards not to speak of the cause of death history's also not released if they are taken into recording burials has become an act of heroism and defiance. and. the i

feared trapped at sea because of stricter border controls during the pandemic in kenya's capital nairobi activists have been demonstrating against police brutality according to a watchdog kenyan police have been involved in the killing of 15 people since the country put a nighttime curfew in place in march to combat coronavirus malcolm webb has more now from nairobi. i mean. these activists say kenya's police need to be held to account for killings. according to a police oversight body 15 people have been killed by officers in forcing a nighttime curfew to slow the spread of the coronavirus campaigners say that. some of them were killed here in the sari slums we are going all the way every ghetto ghetto to get to telling them to stop killing our oh my kids my this out crying sisters everybody we are all hides by this injustice of police brutality. in march when the curfew lynching used in some places it was enforced with tear gas and beatings. this is 13 year old yes he was shot dead in the thory as he stood on his parents' balcony one of the police officers involved was arrested and cha

see mamma died in nairobi there for us. right score saw are calling for political prisoners in syria to be released says the number of covered 1000 cases u.n. officials say the potential spread of the virus in prisons is extremely high a former detainee has appealed for help from russia's president an ally of syria is in a harder has a story. the war in syria made up his family refugees in their country he also lost his son. it's been 4 years since of the red man disappeared while traveling to neighboring lebanon his taxi driver told the family he was taken at a government checkpoint. please help me tell me where he is i just want to hear his voice i don't know anything about him i just want to know if he's alive or that. there are many others in a similar position human rights groups have documented the detention abduction and forced disappearance of at least 130000 syrians most had taken part in peaceful protests when the uprising began in 2011. calls by the you and other organizations for their release from government ja

welcome where is monitoring developments from nairobi what's the reaction been. indeed some burundians are asking if one currency is in fact the 1st leader in the world to have died of covert 19 the government has said that he died of a heart attack but just about 10 days ago his wife did need immigrant visa flew here to kenya's capital nairobi seeking medical treatment for what the government said were on this closed reasons but it's been widely reported here in kenya press fighting hospital sources that she was in fact suffering from coded 19 something that the ministry of health has denied the same time in currencies or himself was famous for playing football almost every day in belgium brewery had his own football team he was not letting that's one of the things that's leading people to question why he should have died of a heart attack at 55 years old and it's also worth noting that in burundi own currencies and his government have been widely criticized by health experts for having no policies at all to try and stem the spread of the coronavirus he's been c

many nairobi ends are trying to -- nairobi ends -- nairobians are trying to deal with this. >> there is no haggling by vendors and squeezing past other shoppers. although we are keeping an eye out for passing trucks, keeping one's distance is not a problem. middle-class canyons have lost their jobs or are on paid leave. they are trying to earn a little extra by selling produce from their own farms. >> i was passing by. i saw there were people. >> we are trying to survive the effects of covid-19. this will allow me to put food on table for my children. >> one of the few sectors that has part silly -- partially reopened is the restaurant business. on a normal weekend, the staff usually sells up to 150 pounds of meat per day. nowadays, they only sell half of that. >> to many canyons, this is a staple food when going out on the weekend. most people don't want to miss out on it. >> most restaurants are hopeful that the strict guidelines that include testing the staff and the 1.5 meter space between each table. take away is still the best option. >> if you had to come here before covid, yo

reports from nairobi. with police. these activists say kenya's police need to be held to account for killings. according to a police oversight body 15 people have been killed by officers in forcing a nighttime curfew to slow the spread of the coronavirus campaigners say that. some of them were killed here in the sari slums we are going all the way every ghetto ghetto to get to telling them to stop killing our oh my kids mind us out crying she says everybody we are all god's babies and justice of police brutality. in march when the curfew introduced in some places it was inforced tear gas and beatings. this is 13 year old yes he was shot dead in the thory as he stood on his parents' balcony one of the police officers involved was arrested and charged with murder last week. but it's rare for police to be convicted of crimes in kenya. when a homeless man was shot dead in the story last week resident. tires they say police killed him police have denied it. but it prompted the activists to call for peace officers to face ju

election wasn't free and fair not come whether our correspondent on a late developments for us from nairobi thank you very much neal. now an armed group backing libya's war he for hafter that entered the country's biggest oil field facility and asked employees to stop work has now retreated libya's national oil corporation says the oil field has resumed operations the amount of pipeline running from the sharara oil field reopened on sunday after being closed by find his back in january almost all of libya's oil exports had stopped khalifa haftar his forces seized the fear during an offensive early last year. from tripoli here's our correspondent put up the white head with all the latest developments the current situation now in a. field about 700 kilometers south of the capital tripoli is that the group that stalled with the oil field and threatened the employees and forces the shah darwin of production has pulled out why because of trade bill mediation like local tribal leader tribal leaders mediated and negotiated with the . group but it seems also that the. group were threatened by this

that had been in power since 2005 when our correspondent malcolm webb joins us on the phone from nairobi where he is monitoring developments malcolm 55 seems like a pretty young age what more do we know about his death. well we understand from the government that he went into hospital on saturday feeling on well the statement says that he had a heart attack on monday and then subsequently died among brilliance and on social media that already a lot of skepticism about what they say the cause is they say it's a heart attack for the room reports going around since 10 days ago. didn't they his wife lady of truly needs including visa through here to nairobi seeking medical treatment that we know is true but a lot of people were saying that she was sick with one thing but burn the ministry of health denied that at the time we understand that she's still here in nairobi in a hospital and of course a lot of poor indians who don't have a great deal of trust for the government in the best of time on now going to be skeptical about the stated cause of death from the government and it's also bearin

on john allen namu is an investigative journalist in nairobi kenya and earlier i asked him if he was witnessing harassment of reporters for doing their job during the coronavirus pandemic. well not specifically where i am in terms of targeting the media but our neighbors to the south tanzania have had a very torrid time when it comes to reporting of 19 at least reporting it in a bend at the end of watching it accurately the president john mark michael hooley has led the charge in disputing essentially the conventional knowledge about how $1000.00 has spread what measures can be taken and if at all $1000.00 is as contagious as as has been you know has been said by the world health organization that something that we're seeing across the borders i think internally what we've been seeing is perhaps that the fallout from the application of 1000 restriction measures for instance with the curfew measures at that what would in place and in much kenya we've seen and a huge number of deaths not about 17 human rights organizations are reporting that they're actually as a result of the enforcem

well let's take the african continent for example we have in nairobi rough ill and we're in a position where and just just concerning the consulate of the moment we in a position where in about a year's time we may only see hoff the airlines that are flying at the moment because of this crisis well that this. probability of considering to fund that until now with all of the peers that are going on from various industry group in 4 governments enough to support airlines and indeed the industry very little is forthcoming from governments by we'll support to the industry as we speak now as you probably away about full airlines have gone into voluntary either here or. as and occasional m.r. issue just and and. receivership as indication of us upcoming with some of context phrases and kwame now so we went to see the most likely many of sage instances unless of course governments come to bail out airlines and get them back some liquidity to be able to continue their operations. let me just bring in diego here in madrid is there any appetite from the governments to bail out the airlines in the