there's no arrest warrant against uhuru kenyatta. there is an international arrest warrant against omar bashir of sudan. the cases are extremely different. in the case of uhuru, he's cooperated with the court. the case is unproven so he's innocent until proven guilty. that's a fundamental right. >> ifill: after all the violence in 2007 and 2008 after the last presidential election we were all bracing to see if the same thing would happen this time. so far it has not. why do you think that is? >> i think the kenyans learned lessons from 2007. and the civil society very much was guarding their country and guarding against future violence. they also had this election under entirely new institutions. there's a brand new constitution and a deevolution of power from the center from the presidency to governors of 47 counties. there's county assemblies. so i think the diffusion of power, the expectations about their new institutions and the lessons learned from 2007 account for the lack of violence this time. >> ifill: is it possible also th

kenya's supreme court confirmed uhuru kenyatta as the winner of the election. they rejected claims from raila unfair.he vote was >> they have lectured and declaered the president elect of the -- secondary respondent of the election on 4, march 2013 it is the decision of the court that the respondents were validly elected. >> uhuru kenyatta reacted with an audioquote -- >> i wish to assure all kenyans the ruling of the supreme court is not a victory for the jubilee coalition. it is a victory for all kenyans who turned up this year to undertake a civic duty by participating in a democratic process that is crucial to the continued governance of the country. >> reacting, railo odinga wished the presidneent elect well. >> i and my brother and running mate have no regrets for taking the case to court. indeed, it is our view that this process -- is yet another milestone in the long word to democracy for which we fought so long. truth, justice, and the faithful implementation of the constitution is the best guarantee of peace and s ecurity. >> we heard from key players

i think the issue now is how a senior diplomat is going to treat uhuru kenyatta. this is uncharted territory for them, having a president who is going to be in charge of a country. they will have to deal with him at some point, but diplomats that i've spoken to here in kenya have told al jazeera that they will have no non-essential contact with uhuru kenyatta. that is western diplomats -- people from the european union, americans. what happens if there is a conference in kenya and the british prime minister is there? will they be able to talk? these are all questions the need to be answered. >> we see there is a crowd gathering there. just give us a heads up when raila odinga appears to make his comments. angry protesters have set several buildings on fire in the egyptian capital. a police officer's club, and the football federation went up in flames. this is a scene from cairo where fans stormed the soccer federation's headquarters. these pictures also from the egyptian capital, where a fire has swept through a police club. protesters are angry over a court acqui

raila odinga and uhuru kenyatta are running neck and neck. a french soldier has been killed battling rebels in northern mali. it was in what the french claim was a heated battle. the third mass casualty attack on the minority shias of pakistan this year. we heard from a senior advisor of the asian society and former pakistani government official. they say it is a priority to fight sectarian violence. >> government is not reacting sharply at all. there are a variety of reasons for that. one is poor law enforcement capacity. even if the government wants to, and we know that because of long years of dictatorship, when our military dictatorships and authoritarian regimes they enforce a certain element of consensus which appears to be a consensus. beneath that, expressions are being stilted. these military groups raise their ugly head. -- militant groups raise their ugly head. the pakistani shias being butchered in karachi. the hazara community was being targeted for the last 70 years. i think there is a lot of things which the government of pakis

. >> the prime minister and his deputy, uhuru kenyatta were the front-runners.here were allegations of vote- rigging, and at the end kenyatta was declared the winner. he has been indicted for crimes against humanity, creating tension -- >> also on monday, german's conservative party ruled out giving homosexual couples the same tax rules as heterosexual couples. some in the cdu called for change, exposing divisions in the party. angela merkel went with the traditionalists, ending the debate ahead of national electiosn ins in september. >> a country in mourning as hugo chavez's death led to an outpouring of grief in caracas. chaves died after a 2-year battle with cancer. >> we have recieved the most tragic news we will have to tell our people. hugohe 5hth of march, chavez died. >> for 14 years he held sway over venezuela and critics say he was autocratic but he pumped billions into social projects and was adored by the poor. his body was taken to the military academy, where it lay in state and allowed mourners to pay respects. >> chavez was everything, our father,

the reaction of the uhuru kenyatta supporters could not have been more different. >> the mood here in kenya is very different from 2007. most people want to get on with their lives and move on from the election. >> it is back to ordinary business. >> [inaudible] >> very, very happy as the kenyan people from today, uniting our nation and moving forward. >> this is the man who says he will unite canyons. he has the wealth and now he has the power. he has promised a new era in politics. one of his many trips abroad may be to the international criminal court, where he faces trial for crimes against humanity. >> a commercial flight has taken off from egypt and landed in iran for the first time in 34 years. eight iranians, including diplomats, were on board the flight. both countries resumed direct flights in 2010. relationships have improved over recent years after they were cut following the islamic revolution. a permanent bridge a prominent egyptian comedian has handed himself in to prosecutors in cairo to face questioning. there are complaints that he insulted islam and muhammed morsi.

. >> meanwhile, deputy prime minister uhuru kenyatta has cast his vote. he and his running mate have been -- the will to keep the lyrical piece in kenya is being tested on sunday night at least 17 people were killed in attacks along the coast. in the coastal city of mombasa, gangs wielding machetes were said to have ambushed officers before polling stations opened. the second incident happened in .ellykalifi it is reported at least four officers were killed. the local police chief in mother bassa -- in mombasa has tightened security there. >> yard long queues in mombasa, in camp -- in kenya, but little has been done to keep people from coming out in large numbers. security has been beefed up by sending 400 more policemen to secure the region as people vote for their respective candidates. what we also know is that attacks are only here in mombasa. here in the neighboring country jkalifi.ea we are seeing some sophistication of the mrc. >> while the polls have been open for eight hours in kenya, long lines everywhere. in the top third-largest city, we will

the latest results give the front runner, uhuru kenyatta, just under 50% of the vote, raising the prospects of a runoff election. a man described as a spokesman and son-in-law of osama bin laden has been arrested and will stand trial in new york. u.s. authorities have confirmed that sulaiman abu ghaith was charged with conspiracy to kill u.s. nationals. our washington correspondent has the details. he is with me now. what can you tell me about these charges? bmi we have just had the indictment released by the court in new york -- >> we have just had the indictment released by the court in new york. abu ghaith has been charged with one count of conspiracy to kill u.s. citizens here he is the son-in-law of osama bin laden. he was -- to kill u.s. citizens. he is the son-in-law of osama bin laden. he was a key member of osama bin laden's inner circle. the day after the 9/11 attacks, we saw him in a video on long side -- alongside osama bin laden. he said a great army is gathering against you. he called them the nation of islam. you go into battle against jews, christians, and the americans -- h

what has happened already, because of this petition, is the en august ration of the president-elect, uhuru kenyatta has been delayed from 26 march to 16 april, and that is if the court actually throws out the petition and agrees that kenyatta is president. >> in the meantime, we're getting reports of tear gas being fired at odinga's out on the street. just how destabilizing is this refusal of his to accept the election results? >> well, i have to say, it was quite a small cloud outside the supreme court and what you're describing happened earlier in the day to disperse that cloud. it was outside the court. the crowd was pretty vocal. there were politicians up and speaking to the cloud, to people who were singing. yet some people were angry there was a heavy police presence, but things had calmed down considerably throughout the day. i think the message coming not frnl from odinga's camp is that people must now wait and be patient for the decision of the supreme court and not to take things to the streets. >> ok, thanks very much for hat update there from nairobi. >> we move on to zimbabwe,

the latest results give the front runner, uhuru kenyatta just under 50% of the vote raising the prospects of a runoff election. a man described as a spokesman and son-in-law of osama bin laden has been arrested and will stand trial in new york. u.s. authorities have confirmed that sulaiman abu ghaith was charged with conspiracy to kill u.s. nationals. our washington correspondent has the details. he is with me now. what can you tell me about these charges? bmi we have just had the indictment released by the court in new york -- >> we have just had the indictment released by the court in new york. abu ghaith has been charged with one count of conspiracy to kill u.s. citizens here he is the son-in-law of osama bin laden. he was -- to kill u.s. citizens. he is the son-in-law of osama bin laden. he was a key member of osama bin laden's inner circle. the day after the 9/11 attacks we saw him in a video on long side -- alongside osama bin laden. he said a great army is gathering against you. he called them the nation of islam. you go into battle against jews christians, and the americans -- he

>> in kenya, prime minister raleigh odinga filed a legal chelto election results that declared uhuru4th election. odinga accused the electoral authorities of fraud. kenyatta is facing charges of crimes against humanity after the 2007 election. >>> rapper lil wayne appears to be recovering after being rushed to the hospital yesterday. today the rapper's mentor, birdman visited him at cedars- sinai hospital in los angeles and tweeted that lil wayne would be home soon. according to reports the rapper was admitted after suffering several seizures and reported i had high amounts of codeine in his system. >>> the irs says it has $917 million in refunds from tax year 2009. the agency says more than 984,000 americans have yet to file their 2009 returns. the irs says if you want to get any money back from returns in 2009 now is the time to do those taxes. 2009 tax returns must be submitted by april 15th of this year too get your refund. otherwise the money is handed over to the u.s. treasury. >>> all right, ticketed for tailgating. what a recently cited sheriff is now saying about his citatio

uhuru kenyatta apparently had just over 50% of the vote to 42% for raila odinga. that margin would be enough to prevent a runoff. kenyatta will still have to face the international criminal court in the netherlands. he is charged in connection with violence after the 2007 election. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: an associate and family member of osama bin laden appeared in a new york courtroom today. margaret warner reports. >> warner: outside, police vehicles with flashing lights guarded the federal court building in lower manhattan. while inside, suleiman abu ghaith-- alleged to have been a spokesman for al-qaeda-- pled not guilty to a single count of conspiring to kill americans. the 47-year-old kuwaiti was a muslim preacher, al qaeda follower and son-in-law to osama bin laden. he allegedly appeared with bin laden, the day after the 9/11 attacks. urging muslims to attack christians, jews and americans and a short time later, he gave this speech. >> ( translated ): the storm of planes will not stop. there are thousands of