malaria is widespread in western kenya.are programs and other preventative strategies have helped ease the burden, but about a quarter of the people who live here have been diagnosed with malaria this year. doctors say everyone must be made aware of the weed's danger. >> [ inaudible ] government takes over, people get to know about this plant. it's common, but some people don't know the effects it has on humans or animals or mosquitos. >> reporter: this person has been clearing the weed for years, but it always grows back. he doesn't know about the link with malaria, he does know that none of his other plants can grow when it is around. >> when there is rain it grows up very faster here, and we don't know what we can do about it. but we are trying to cut it. every season it comes up. >> reporter: back in nairobi scientists continue to try to solve the puzzle of the malaria-carrying mosquitos, and the plant they love. >>> the once strong relationship between china and north korea is strained because of a spike in cross-borde

malaria is widespread in western kenya. public awareness programs and other preventive strategies have helped to eyes the burden. despite that about a quarter of the people who live here have been diagnosed with malaria this year. many more don't seek treatment. doctors say that everyone must be made aware of the weed's danger. >> people need to know about this plant. it is common, but people don't know the effect it has on humans and on animals, and the effect it has on mosquitoes. >> this has been clearing the weed for years, but it always grows back. he doesn't know about the link with malaria. he does know that none of his other plants can grow when it's around. >> it grows faster here. we don't know what to do about it. but we're trying to cut it. >> back in nairobi scientists continue to try to solve the buzzel of the malaria carrying mosquitoes. >> in terms health that is pretty bad. how about this one. a warning for men in china. a statistic of one in three is likely to die because of their smoking. also britain's n

we report from western kenya. >> scientists of the international center in nairobi watch the movements of the mosquito which transmits malaria and study the weed and try to term how much gains it has made in the fight against malaria. mosquitoes are attracted to the nectar which keep it alive. the research started in 2007 is still in its early days, but the lead researcher says the preliminary findings are worrying. >> it tells us that when the mosquito is carrying the parasite, it can survive a lot longer. the question is that if the mosquito is not infected with the parasite, what does it mean in terms of the impact on the survival of the mosquito. that we don't know. >> this weed originally from north and south america was introduced to east africa in the 1970's, and has been spreading fast, displacing many other plants, it can grow in any environment and any weather. a big concern for scientists researching this weed is what it could mean in places where the malaria prevalence rate is still very high. if the research concludes that the weed also keeps the mosquito parasite alive lo

malaria is widespread in western kenya.ducational programs and vicente strategies have helped to relief it. but many don't seek treatment. doctors say that everyone should be aware of the weeds in danger. >> it is to be the lead offici official. people need to get to know this plant. it is common, but people don't know the effect on humans and on animals an. >> clearing the weed for years but it always grows back. he does not know about the link with malaria. he does know that none of the other plants can grow when it is around. >> it grows very fast. we don't know what to do about it. but we're trying to cut it as soon as it comes up. >> back in nairobi scientists continue to try to solve the problem of the malaria carrying mosquitoes. al jazeera, kenya. >> police in texas made a surprise discovery when they searched a tractor trailer. 39 undocumented migrants from guatemala, el salvador and mexico were found in the back of the truck. the group, including four children, were taken into custody by the u.s. border parole. th

one such village was sauri in western kenya. >> practically everyone in sauri knows jenepher owino. the millenium village project has helped her become a successful farmer. >> i learned that you just don't have to keep to one crop. because people here just used to do maize and you do maize, and you do maize. but then, when i started doing farming, through them i learned that you can do other crops as you can see in my farm. >> in addition to training, the millenium project gave jenepher start-up seeds and fertilizer free of charge plus a low-interest loan so she could build a greenhouse. she now grows various fruits and vegetables in addition to the maize which also helps to minimize the risk of a poor harvest. plus: fruit and veg are a better earner than cereal grain. >> i believe, if i do properly other farmers will get to understand the importance of doing agribusiness, so that they just don't do it for consumption but they also do it to get money. >> jenephers owino's operations have grown so much that she's had to recruit four full-time employees. for the last two years she's b

malaria is widespread in western kenya. strategies have helped ease the burden. despite that, about a quarter of the people who live here have been diagnosed with malaria this year. many more don't seek treatment. doctors say everyone must be made aware of the weed's danger. >> people need to know about this plant because it's common but some people don't know the effects it has on humans and anima animals. >>reporter: she has been clearing the weed for years but it always grows back. he doesn't know about the link with malaria. he does know that none of his other plants can grow when it's around. >> when there's rain, it grows up very quickly. we don't know what we can do about it. but we're trying to cut it every season it comes out. >>reporter: back in nirobi, scientists continue to try to solve the problem. >>> state run health services in the u.k. have sunk more than $1.5 billion into debt. the national health services under increasing pressure. >> the new national health service starts have you chosen your family doctor? >>reporter: it was an ambitious plan

al jazeera, western kenya. >>> in quad mall arc it's been one week since a landslide killed more than people. and families are still burying the their dead. with the rescue operation over, many are asking if the disaster could have been springed. david mercer reports from where the mudslide happened. >> reporter: juan and his family are trying to come to terms with their grave. last week a deadly landslide buried his sister and 11 other family members. the bodies of eight relatives have been identified, and laid to rest in this cemetery. but they still haven't recovered the other four. >> translator: it brings great pain to my family. we have such sadness in our hearts. we ask god to take this pain away. it hurts so much to hear the tears of so many people. >> reporter: weeks of near constant rain brought down part of this mountain side. burying 125 homes under a million cubic meters of earth. more than 220 people have been found dead and hundreds more are still missing. in recent days, authorities have identified fractures that could lead to moreland are land slide and some people ha

. >> i'm catherine soi in western kenya.l be telling you about this invasive weed and why malaria researchers here are so worried about it. >> plus, why the one strong relationship between china and northamptio north korea is becoming strained. >>> and why sepp blatter hopes to be behind his fifa desk sooner than anyone expected. the united nations security council has approved the second phase of operations off the coast of libya. they're permitted to seize and destroy boats used by human traffickers. >> the u.n. security council voted to endorse the european union naval operation off the coast of libya. thousands have died making the journal. now they'll intercept and later destroy the boats. the u.k. which drew up the resolution said that it will save lives. >> any smuggler stopped will be arrested, and their boats will be seized. we must not allow people smugglers to profit from other's despair. >> however, they said that it will lead to more people making the journey from libya to europe. >> libya believes that migrants

. >>> i'm kathleen soy in western kenya.l be tell you about this invasive weed and why researchers here are so worried about it. >>> and sepp blatter fights against his suspension. we'll have an update on the fifa crisis coming up later. ♪ >>> italy has sent nearly two dozen refugees to sweden as part of an e.u. relocation plan. the asylum seekers boarded a flight in rome. eritreans make up one of the largest numbers of refugees trying to cross the mediterranean sea toen trer europe. >> translator: the focus is on the reception. the first priority is to organize [ inaudible ] and the standard will be lowered because obviously putting a roof over their heads for people who come here. the government has said decided to ask immigration agency to when necessary come up with temporary accomodation in the form of tents. it's an extrordanaire situation that requires extraordinary action. >>> libyan authorities have arrested almost 300 people preparing to board boats to europe. the men have been transferred to a detention center in

scientists fighting may malaria and researchers have found it's attracting mosquitos and we report from western kenyater: scientists at the international center of insect ecology are looking at the every move of the mosquito which transmits malaria and trying to find out how much gains are made in the battle against may leia and they are attracts to the nector and keeps them alive if they cannot find blood to suck and the research started in 2007 and it's still in its early days but say the preliminary findings are worrying. >> they can live very long because they get their resources here and it just tells us that when the mosquitos are carrying the parasite they can survive longer and if the mosquito is not infected with a parasite what does it mean in terms of impact on the mosquito? that we don't know. >> reporter: this weed originally from north and south america was introduced to east africa in the 1970s and has been spreading fast, displacing many other plants and it can grow in any environment and any weather. a big concern for scientists studying the weed and what it could mean with may malar