william ruto has said it is writable. some of the commissioners have improved the election -- approved the election. we wil see what side has more weight in the days to come. >> thank you, felix. our correspondent in the hometown of the defeated raila odinga. >> we are in western kenya. it is the home of raila odinga. the loser in this election. the situation is very tense. the riot police are here. they have fired tear gas at protesters because they started to become aggressive. they started to throw stones. police were trying to fired tear gas to disperse the crowd. they can see the road is now empty. sometimes you can hear people throw stones. this morning, when we arrived here, this place was packed with people. people were celebrating, they were so convinced that raila odinga would win this election. they were devastated when they heard the news that william ruto has one. that is why the mood shifted and changed very quickly. at the moment, the police have run out of tear gas. it is not confirmed but we can hear now,

to kenya now, where william ruto has been declared the winner of the presidential election. resident since 2013, first appointed by the outgoing president, uhuru kenyatta. it was a tight race. official results say mr ruto won 50.49% of the vote. raila odinga, kenya's former prime minister, won a8.85%. his supporters are disputing the result. here's the moment the head of kenya's electoral commission announced the result. the independent electoral and boundaries commission, hereby declares that william ruto... cheering number 6810208 has been duly erected as the president... it's the first time william ruto has run for president. his supporters have been celebrating on the streets — this is eldoret in the west. so, let's remind ourselves a little more about him. he represents the united democratic alliance. he's wealthy, but calls himself a champion of the poor — and as a �*hustler�* who represents the youth. he's pledged subsidised health insurance for all kenyans, and $420 million a year to support small businesses. he celebrated his win. i want to thank god, that we are her

to remain calm as he addressed it in the supreme court but the guys opposing him, supporters of william ruto were saying they were tired of this rhetoric all the time with odinga losing an election and say that his results have been doctored, they have been stolen and some supporters of will ruto is saying he should retire from politics. he will get support and eventually he will be declared president in the repeat election. >> that would be at the end of an entire process. what will happen next? >> what happens next is iffy mixture on his threat and goes to the supreme court, they have seven days which begins yesterday when the result was announced up tuesday of next week to fight a case of the supremcourt. it will take 14 days to dermine if the case is nullified. if the election is nullified and then canyons will go to a fresh election in the next 60 days. if the election result is upheld and william ruto was elected, they will wait for another seven days to be sworn in as kenya's fifth president. >> thank you so much for clring all of that up for us. a summary of record-breaking heat is d

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william ruto was declared winner. he got about 7 million votes. rival came second and immediately disputed the results. as his supporters disrupted the ceremony, several people were injured. some say they would not let the electoral commission chair declare the winner. police were brought in to try to calm the situation. it has been a very tense time. both leaders have millions of supporters so it will be interesting to see how people's expectations will be managed. seven electoral commissioners sit on the board. four of them have raised questions about the integrity of the poll. they say they were dissatisfied by the exercise, but only the chair can declare the winner. >> we cannot take ownership of the results that is going to be announced because of the opaque nature with this result has been handled. >> when things ease up, the new president-elect spoke. striking a conciliatory tone, saying he will work with all kenyans. >> i promise that i will work with all elected leaders and all leaders in kenya so that we can fashion a country that leaves

in the rift valley, jubilant celebrations following the proclamation of william ruto as though next leaderwe have used _ ruto as though next leader. - have used our time and commitment and by god, he has emerged the winner. we commitment and by god, he has emerged the winner.— emerged the winner. we are competent — emerged the winner. we are competent under _ emerged the winner. we are competent under his - emerged the winner. we are i competent under his leadership this country is going to get a lot of— this country is going to get a lot of mileage in terms of development, education, peace and stability. the development, education, peace and stability-— and stability. the public reaction _ and stability. the public reaction followed - and stability. the public reaction followed a - and stability. the public reaction followed a veryj and stability. the public - reaction followed a very public scuffle as supporters of the opposition candidate raila odinga clashed with election officials amid allegations of vote rigging, all of the seven members of the electoral commission refused to endorse

understanding that it was linked to a promise or an understanding between president kenyatta and william rutoen they came together in what was to some extent a marriage of convenience to contest for the elections in 2013 and 2017, that kenyatta would repay the favor by supporting ruto when he was contesting for the presidency following the end of kenyatta's second term. with the handshake and with kenyatta's public backing of odinga and of the bbi initiative that emerged from that, we have seen that that promise, whether it was made has not has not been fulfilled. so ruto in his own ambitions to ascend to the presidency split off from kenyatta, distanced himself from cabinet meetings and ended up leaving the party that they formed together. muhammad: jackie, william ruta describes himself as a hustler and he has cast this race as a contest between hustlers and dynasties. what does he mean when he uses the term hustler versus when he uses the term dynasty? has this framing device caught on? is it having a big impact so far in the campaigning? jackie: for context, our current president was the

including william ruto and the former president. iscernible] because it was too dangerous for the witnesses, too much political interference. that is why the icc decided not to proceed with that particular case. the cloud hovered over ruto's political career but it does not seem to have affected his position this time around. i think that is what is is the question about what the future of kenya is going to look like, which is the cloud has not gone away. it is still very much present and in unresolved question, what is kenya you look like in the aftermath? amy: can the whole trump phenomenon in the united states, the insurrection, the violence, the questioning of the election had an effect on kenya? >> if anything, i would say it has gone and the other direction. a lot of the tactics we're seeing being deployed across the united states were tried and tested and implemented in other parts of the world first post reversed learning happening and that direction. i give an example in my book. what we're calling the post-truth politics. [

william ruto has been his deputy for 10 years. e now fallen out, but still run the country together. for years that ran against each other. it has dominated kenya's politics for decades. ruto campaigned on that. our correspondent has more from nairobi. reporter: is very hard to say what will happen, just the fact that among the electoral commission, four of them came out just before the announcement was made and said that they are not in agreement with the announcement the chairperson is going to make and they dismissed themselves from that announcement, saying the process wasn't transparent. they did not give details, and just before the announcement was made, people came out and said they are not agreeing with what is just about to be announced. i felt there were not given time to go through some of the results that were being announced. so just those two events or grounds enough for canyons to believe that we may be looking at -- it is a possibility at this time. >> stay with us here on "outside source." still to come, a new cal

president-elect william ruto says he will turn around the economy by introducing social airfare programsndensate that will not be easy as the country is heavily in debt and borrowed a lot of money to build infrastructure politics. economists say the canyons will end up paying that back, so they hope the economy will be turned around. a lot of things are not going well. behind me, some businesses are closed because of the uncertainty and so many businesses have been struggling. we will see if he offers anything new. ♪ anchor: let's bring in our guests from nairobi. dennis, the campaign secretary for the president-elect william ruto, the executive director of a nonprofit that works on youth clinical engagement in kenya, and a constitutional lawyer and member of the committee of experts that wrote kenya's constitution. i'd like to start with you, dennis. you were campaign secretary for the president-elect. how are you feeling with the results and not all the election commissioners were endorsing the results? >> thank you very much. good evening to the viewers. we are elected. we are thankfu

his main opponent, deputy president william ruto.he electoral commission declared him the winner with just over 50% of the vote. raila's supporters believe he has been rigged out of victories before. he has challenged the results of the last three elections in court. supporters of raila odinga, five years ago when he challenged the election results, they ruled there had been irregularities and ordered a recount. that time he broke -- boy counted -- boycotted, saying they failed to fix the problems. this time he says he can prove criminality in the process. >> they are from eyes electoral systems, bribe officials, make security systems look the other way, or even kill in order to find a way to power. >> his petition is one of several submitted to the court. respondents include the electoral commission and william ruto and they have four days to submit responses. the court has two weeks to complete the hearing and give a verdict. it could results or order a recount, or a rerun of the polls. malcolm webb, al jazeera, nairobi. >> a const

>> reporter: it is not clear if william ruto will ascend to the presidency in two weeks uncontested orraila odinga's coalition will go to court to challenge his win can which is likely. they have seven days to file an election petition if they choose to do so, and we'll hear in the hours ahead if that is their choice or whatever that decision is, but they contested that win because they said that they were not allowed to see the final outcome, the final result before it was announced as had been promised by the electoral commission here and they even claimed that the independent electoral commission's website, its results essentially had been hacked without providing any evidence. and so this uncertainty about whether or not william ruto will be the fifth president or there is a possibility that this all goes before the kenya supreme court and as happened in 2017, the supreme court might decide to throw it out, annul the election and kenyans will have to do another repeat election. we'll have to wait and see. but he william ruto did accept his win and this is what he said. >> in this e

this was william ruto�*s first time running for president.er ally as "dishonest, greedy for power, impatient and unsuitable to lead". we haven�*t heard from mr kenyatta since the result was announced. bbc monitoring�*s africa specialist beverly 0chieng is in nairobi. so far, what we are hearing is that leaders especially from raila 0dinga�*s support base in western kenya, which was quite devastated by violence as a result of the disputed elections in 2013 have urged their supporters to restrain themselves as they contemplate the way forward. so what we are hearing also hearing from raila 0dinga�*s secretarial team is that a candidate is supposed to address the supporters later this morning, perhaps giving them direction on the next course of action. the fact that they seem to side with a section of the electoral commission who disowned the election results. so generally looking across the country, canyons have adopted a wait—and—see attitude, having been through similar experiences in past elections, considering that this is just one of the m

kenya's deputy president william ruto has been declared the winner and has said it's time to look to future, with the country needing all hands on deck to move forward. donald trump's former lawyer, rudy giuliani, has been told by us prosecutors he's a target of their criminal investigation into attempts to overturn the presidential election result. mr giuliani helped lead legal challenges to the outcome of the vote and has repeatedly made false claims of widespread fraud. moscow says its defence minister has spoken by phone to the head of the united nations, antonio guterres, about the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in ukraine. the area's currently under russia's control. moscow and kyiv accuse each other of shelling the site. now on bbc news, return of the tigers. in 2010, the himalayan nation of nepal was one of 13 countries to commit to doubling its wild tiger populations by 2022. nepal is now the only country to have achieved that goal. tigers are making a remarkable comeback here in nepal. their numbers more than doubling in the last ten years. tigers are the majestic creatures. be

on monday, william ruto was declared the winner, in last week's tightly contested poll.mission's members have also rejected the official results. earlier i spoke to elizabeth shackelford, a former us diplomat based in kenya, who said this result shows democracy looks like it's working in the country. the working in the country. election is been contested. raila the election is been contested. raila 0dinga has said he is going to contest it but the most important thing is that today and his remarks were closely watched, he called on supporters to remain peaceful and that he was going to contest the election results in court and hopefully his supporters will listen to him and will not be protesting in the streets of kenya. we are lookin: the streets of kenya. we are looking at — the streets of kenya. we are looking at raila _ the streets of kenya. we are looking at raila 0dinga - the streets of kenya. we are looking at raila 0dinga her l looking at raila 0dinga her infield has around forever, from an established family with the backing of the president. it felt like all th

here at national stadium in kenya's capital, thousands have come here to show their support for william ruto all around me, are the official party colours for ruto's uda party. ruto has been travelling the country in the last few months, campaigning on a platform of economic freedom for the poor and democratic change. his supporters say they believe he is the candidate to solve their economic problems in kenya. in kenya, here are a lot of young mothers, single mothers. they're widows. they're those who are the water vendors. those women who always go do acid to do the laundry. - and we know when ruto wins, we will be the first people - to benefit from from government. the cost of living is too high. education, it is too high — - education, and also democracy. democracy also is being tarnished in this country because once - you are associated to a different |faction, you're being victimized. so those are things that we want to change in this country. - william ruto has won support of economically disenfranchised youth and low—wage workers to create what he calls a "hustler movement" that has

on monday — william ruto was declared the winner, in last week's tightly contested poll.ve also rejected the official results. here's mr 0dinga making that announcement. the figures are null and void. and there is neither illegal or validly declared winner nor a president—elect. but i want to repeat that we totally reject the presidential results announced yesterday. i want to commend our supporters for remaining calm and achieving the piece that allowed them to continue to do so. let's speak to elizabeth shackelford now, a former us diplomat based in kenya in 2016—19. thank you very much forjoining us. i wonder what you may have the situation as it stands now? the chair of the electoral commission has said it is fine and good and we have a new president. the vice—chair and more than half the members of the commission say this is too opaque. it the commission say this is too 0 “aue. , the commission say this is too o-raue. ,. ., , opaque. it is certainly something _ opaque. it is certainly something that - opaque. it is certainly something that we i opaque. it is certainl

kenya's new president—elect, william ruto, says he wants to unite the country after his narrow electionictory. for the second time in a week, russia has reported explosions and a fire at a military base in crimea. spain is running out of ice, as it endures one of the worst droughts in europe, hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the value of uk wages has fallen at the fastest rate since records began after taking into account the rising cost of living. household budgets are being squeezed by rising food, fuel and energy costs. average pay fell by 3% between april and june, when adjusted for inflation. that means prices are rising at an even faster rate, despite growth in regular pay excluding bonuses. meanwhile, job vacancies continued to increase, although the rate is slowing. the rise in the cost of living has prompted workers and unions across several industries to call for inflation matching pay rises — with some, such as rail workers, going on strike. but the government claims the employment figures show the resilience of the uk economy. our business

if they all", william ruto says he will take part in the process. >> there is no time to waste says william ruto. he spoke out on wednesday after his highly contested narrow victory against his rival, raila odinga. >> we will be taking steps to ensure that iran is transparent, democratic. >> ruto is currently vice president one with almost 55 -- 50.5% of the vote. his opposition called it null and void. the results are determined by king apostle constituencies. the electoral commission now announced the final outcome. this year's election was said to be one of the country's votes but this has plunged the country into a. of uncertainty. four of the commissioners said they do not support the official results. calling the counting process opaque. >> they are declaring results by all seven commissioners. raila odinga has failed to preserve all options. if it is announced the results, a new election must be held within 60 days. >> the french weather service is warning of flesh s after the history lashed much of france yesterday. flash flooding lead to closures of the metro's. this is not far fro

he and his supporters are refusing to accept william ruto as the new president. >> we want odinga toe our president. we fought for election peacefully, but they have done wrong things. because odinga is the one who won the election. reporter: the chairman of the election commission declared odinga the president last week, but commissioners say the tallying wasn't finished. >> his role in declaring results were not approved by plenary by all seven commissioners, and it renders the results unconstitutional. reporter: the supreme court has 14 days to rule on the challenge. if the results are overturned, a new election must be held within two months. since 2002, all election results have been contested in kenya, and into thousand seven, odinga resulted -- rejected the results of the ballot box, leading to riots. anchor: supporters of the former pakistani prime minister gathered outside his home this money to stop police arresting him on antiterrorism charges. police filed charges against the former cricket star on saturday over what they said was a threat in a speech in which he spoke ab

anchor: tell us about william ruto and why did he win? mother politician -- neither politician are novices in the political game. we have seen them time and again, trying to become president of kenya. this time around, ruto has a vast program that in a way is quite comparable to odinga. both men have pledged to clamp down on one of the big scourges in kenya, corruption. sayingorruption is responsible for spoiling wide sectors of the economy in kenya. ruto has come up with a series of measures to improve the conditions for all canyons. that is important, all kenyans in his speech, he said it was not going to be separated along ethnic lines. he's saying he wants to make od cheaper, for example, he wants to reduce inflation. wants to prioritize employment for young people. he also wants to set up a fund for small businesses. just one figure that puts it in order, it is like 46% of kenyans are finding itard to find enough food to eat because of climate changend the widespre drought in the country. there is this open demand for whoever is goin

you can still see the fear they have. >> this is the stronghold of william ruto, vice president of canada -- kenya. this is a possible hotspot for violence and they have brought in hundreds of security forces. leafletsith hate speech have been circulating. they read the vote for ruto. at the other end of the city, ballot papers are checked and sorted. heavily armed police officers secured the side. the kenyan electoral authority has to deler this time after the election last -- five years ago had to be repeated due to serious errors. >> there waiting for the critical results. -- they are waiting for the critical results. >> william ruto is the first to cast his ballot in a village near here. he prays for peace. but peace does not hold everywhere. on election day, these pictures made the rounds. a freshly elected member of county assembly is volved in a violent dispute. he accuses his political rival. >> whoever is not in a strong party bestia will automatically lose. >> one of the attackers -- based here will automatically lose. >> back at the police station, 5:00 p.m. sharp. >> the polli

writer -- raila odinga, his approach has been around social welfare and he's closest challenger, william ruto's has been about social interrupt neuroship. so basically providing and facile at a timing ordinary people running a business. so focusing on the ordinary people, both of the candidates but their forecast is slightly different despite the fact that it focuses more on economic empowerment. and whooshing the strategic direction of kenya and whether it has closer relations with the china or with the just. -- u.s. has that come into play much, foreign policy? >> yeah, that's really a big such the last two presidents we've had in the country really pursued a different foreign policy. the predecessor to the current incumbent who had the look east policy. reengaining and initiatin with china. focused on economic partnerships, infrastructure, development and president kenyata followed the same suit but it was a tough balancing act. >> richard, thank you so much. serena williams is retiring from touchdown. the sport she's dominated for almost 25 years. the 23-time grand champ -- slam champion sa

william ruto represents the united democratic alliance. he has been deputy president since 2013. himself as a champion of the poor due to his mother's upbringing. here is his message to voters. >> the people of kenya will be -- will prevail over the system, and we are going to have a nation that leaves no canyon behind. . -- kenyan behind. >> we take a look at issuesor the vers, including soaring food pris, disenchantment with the political elite, particularly among young people. here is our respondent. >> the cost of living in kenya is about 5.8%, the highest it has been reported in the last five years. canyons are going to the polls when basic commodities like oil and stock have gone up by about 100%. also at issue, we talk about corruption did we have every day cases of officials, where people cannot account for money, taxpayers money. so it is really a big issue. another issue is debt. kenya's debt ceiling is at an all-time high, it is something canyons are complaining about. also things like health care, and it is expensive. also people are asking, that th can find ways to t

william ruto is declared the winner of the presidential election. but the results rejected.the u.s., a battle for the future of the republicanarty underway. a prominent critic of donald trump tries to fight off a primary challenge. four days after the office was attacked in new york, we speak to the man with him on stage and attackedt the very sameime. >> to have this happen is an affront to all of us. >> the perfect storm of heat waves returning tourists and rising energy bills have left spain running out of ice. ice is now a hot commodity. welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. we begin with high-stakes elections in three very different parts of the world. a result of kenya's presidential election in dispute tonight. in the u.s., republican voters in wyoming will decide the fate of trump critic liz cheney, was has her primary contest is the beginning of the future of american democracy. we start in brazil. campaigning for the presidency is officially underway. the incumbent known as the trump of the tropics takes on the left-wing former leader. our corr

but finally, the chair of the election commission, wafula chebukati, declared deputy president william rutoelebrations erupted across the country. most polls predicted that ruto would lose this election. he ran against kenya's sitting president, uhuru kenyatta, united with odinga against him. ruto hailed the election as a step forward for the country. >> i am a very proud kenyan this evening, that the people of kenya have raised the bar on us, who are seeking leadership in our country, not to sell our ethnicities, but to sell our progms, our manifestos, our agenda, and our plan. neha: but in such a hotly contested election, some odinga supporters were angry with the result. protests have erupted here in kibera, an informal settlement in nairobi. the iebc, the electoral commission, has just named william ruto as the 5th president of kenya. this area is a stronghold for presidential candidate raila odinga, and the people here say that they are furious. >> in 2022 i voted for the third time. but they are telling us, the commission is divided, that the results are not genuine. so we need our ju

raila odinga, william ruto, how different are - william ruto, how different are they? first of all, let's look at the ages of— they? so, first of all, let's look at the ages of these _ they? so, first of all, let's look at the ages of these two - they? so, first of all, let's look. at the ages of these two people. raila odinga 77 and william ruto is 55. looking at their manifestos in what they are promising and william ruto is talking about the bottom—up approach, he talks to the people as somebody who is very relatable, somebody who is very relatable, somebody has had trouble to come to where he is. raila odinga is a seasoned politician, the fifth time he is trying to get the presidency and for william ruto this is the first time he's trying to get this. also another thing to note is that these two have been rivals, especially between raila odinga and deputy president's william ruto's boss uhuru kenyatta, so there are lots of differences between these two and they will really impact the numbers on when the total tally comes out. numbers on when the total tally comes o

kenya's deputy president william ruto has been declared the winner and has said it's time to look to future, with the country needing all hands on deck to move forward. donald trump's former lawyer, rudy giuliani, has been told by us prosecutors that he's a target of their criminal investigation into attempts to overturn the presidential election result. mr giuliani helped lead legal challenges to the outcome of the vote and has repeatedly made false claims of widespread fraud. moscow says its defence minister has spoken by phone to the head of the united nations, antonio guterres, about the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in ukraine. the area's currently under russia's control. moscow and kyiv accuse each other of shelling the site. now on bbc news: talking movies godfather special. a warning this programme contains violent images from the film. # the first time... 50 years ago, a roberta flack song topped the record charts... # ever i saw yourface... we are today seeing the progress of modern china. ..president nixon made a historic visit to china and in britain, there was a 47—day mine

and today we are seeing outgoing deputy president william ruto is still, you know, leading somethingore, a very closely contested, you know, presidential race than we have seen in recent history. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines.... syrian state media say israel has carried out an air attack on targets in the coastal province of tartus. they said three soldiers had been killed. the syrian observatory for human rights said several missiles hit the vicinity of a village where iranian militias allied with the assad regime are located. the saudi state—owned oil giant aramco has announced record profits of more than $48 billion for the second quarter of this year. the world's biggest oil producer's net income has almost doubled year—on—year. oil prices are up because of russia's attack on ukraine and increasing demand after the pandemic. and a tropical storm is heading northeast in the pacific ocean offjapan�*s tohoku region, after making landfall and causing damage in centraljapan on saturday. weather officials say the atmospheric conditions are expected to remain

to kenya now where william ruto has been declared the winner of the presidential election.appointed by the outgoing president, uhuru kenyatta. it was a tight race. official results say mr ruto won 50.49 percent of the vote. raila odinga, kenya's former prime minister, won 48.85 percent. his supporters are disputing the result. songs and dance broke out at mr ruto's campaign headquarters after the result was announced. the bbc�*s akisa wandera was there. we have been camping here all day at the communication centre where many congregated and eagerly waited, the dramatic close, mr ruto got a new designation. president—elect. the announcements sparked celebrations among mr ruto's supporters across the country although it's been disputed by some commissioners and the electoral body, and in the camp, ruto has made this very transparent and if this is challenged, mr ruto will have to postpone the party and after the supreme court to defend his victory. and to the supreme court nullify the presidential vote and cited irregularity stop mr ruto's huge task will be to unite a country

william ruto has been deputy president for ten years. unemployment. both candidates have been accused of historical corruption. whoever wins, there's little hope here for significant change. akisa wandera, bbc news, central kenya. they've gathered from the evidence the un says there's growing evidence in myanmar of crimes power in a coup last year. un investigators say they've gathered growing evidence of crimes against humanity there, and are calling the abuses a systematic attack against a civilian population. in february last year, the country's military seized power, ousted the civilian government and arrested its de facto leader, aung san suu kyi. a state of emergency was declared. six months later, thejunta tightened its grip as min aung hlaing appointed himself prime minister of a "caretaker government" and repeated a pledge to hold elections by 2023. since then, opposition and protests have been brutally crushed. according to local monitoring groups, more than 2,000 people have been killed and 15,000 arrested. at the beginning of

but despite those claims and queries over his victory, william ruto pledged to rule for all kenyans.their government. kenya's history of disputed elections in the past has lead to violence. following the 2007 vote, at least 1,200 people were killed and 600,000 fled their homes. analysts believe mr 0dinga is likely to challenge the result. the kenyan supreme court annulled the last election, and may be called on to make another historic decision. gareth barlow, bbc news. dame deborahjames raised millions for charity and was an inspiration to so many people living with bowel cancer. notjust not just bowel cancer but notjust bowel cancer but any kind of cancer. now her mum heather has spoken for the first time since her daughter's death, to our reporter graham satchell, about her final days with deborah — and her long—lasting legacy. i'll do some this way. dame deborahjames, surrounded by herfamily at her mum and dads house. in the final weeks of her life, deborah's mum heather became her main carer. i think the hardest thing was knowing she was going to die. my heartache was knowing, a

william ruto represents the united democratic alliance. he's been deputy president since 2013.due to his modest upbringing. he's pledged subsidised health insurance for all kenyans, and 420 million dollars a year to support small businesses. here's his message to voters. the people of kenya will prevail over the deep state and they will prevail over the system and we are going to have a nation that leaves no canyon behind. no kenyan behind. now lets take a look at the main issues for voters. these include soaring food and fuel prices, a severe drought that's left millions hungry, and disenchantment with the political elite, particularly among young people. here's our correspondent merchuma. the cost of living is a 5.8, the highest recorded in years. this is the time for basic commodities like cooking oil, paving soap, has gone up. and corruption, we have every day, case of government officials embezzling funds and getting so where people cannot account for money that belongs to the public for taxpayers money, so it's a very big issue in another issue is dead. can you's debt cei

>> reporter: there's still a lot of celebration in parts of the country that support william ruto.rts of the country. he has a national following, but sort does nicolae miu. those who voted for nicolae miu, still feeling hopeful that there is some way to turn this thing around. we saw intrigue yesterday, one, before the announcement, with some chaos at the national tallying center. anti-riot police had to be called in to support, and didn't want an announcement to be made. even more fascinating, four commissioners of the electoral commission calling a separate press conference before the announcement, and declaring that they could not support the final winners of the presidential election. it was unprecedented. i have covered elections since 2007. i've never seen anything like this, rosemary. we expect to hear more from them. they only say, they can trust the final outcome, because the final bit of this outcome was opaque. not a lot of information was given. it led to speculation about exactly what they meant. but that seemed to tie with what they have been saying, that this will j

political crisis in kenya — opposition leader raila odinga rejects the declaration naming his rival william rutothe new president. choppers feel the pinch in the uk as new figures suggest that wages are falling well behind the rising cost of living. welcome to the programme. we start with the war in ukraine, because, for the second time in a week, there have been explosions in crimea. it's not yet clear who is responsible for them. there were explosions at a russian military base there. a separate fire also broke out at a power substation, and a railway was damaged. crimea has a russian—appointed local governor. he spoke after the explosion happened. translation: as of now, the information we have i is that two people were injured. one man was hit by a shrapnel fragment, the other wounded person was buried under a wall. i've ordered 5km to be closed off. evacuation of all civilians within this 5km zone is under way. earlier this week, there was this other explosion — this was on tuesday at an airfield. it's reported that destroyed at least seven russian aircraft. let's remind ourselves why crime

reporter: the deputy president william ruto voted in his home county and is one of the front runnersor the presidency. >> i feel very good that after so many months of campaigning and speaking to the people of kenya and selling our agenda and manifesto and having discussions across the country, this morning, it is d-day. reporter: his rival, odinga, voted at a polling station in nairobi, accompanied by scores of supporters. the outgoing president kenyatta had a falling out with his deputy. kenyatta has backed odinga to support him. do you think this election will be free and fair? >> it is every kenyan's hope that is the way it will be. reporter: some say kenyans want politicians to focus on issues like the economy. most of the people we have spoken to kick -- share the same concerns. the cost of living is high, people have no jobs, they worry about corruption. they hope their new leadership will make things better. >> canyons are jobless -- kenyans are jobless. >> even food, necessities in life. reporter: kenya has a history of election battles. this year voters say they hope the ou

he says he's confident of the results and his actions in announcing william ruto had in fact won. the president elect himself says he's ready to move forward following his victory. the runner-up will challenge the legality. 4 of the country's seven electoral commissioners said they cannot in good faith support the outcome. earlier, our correspondent explained the comments. >> let me just give a background of what happened. tuesday --on monday before the presidential election result was announced in kenya, fou commissioners stormed out of the national turning center and went to a different location and gave a press conference, saying that they were not in agreement with the result that was about to be read by the chairman. it turns out today from a statement released by the chair that the commissioners wanted the result altered so that there would be no clrinner in round one. secondly, he also said according to the kenyan constituon, there was no demd for him to consult other commissioners in telling canyons who they had rightfully voted for he said if anyone was aggrieved, they ca

kenya has president-elect, william ruto, says there is no time to waste in running the country.d to lead a transparent, democratic and accountable government and to get the economy back on track. on monday the electoral commission declared him the winner of the presidential vote by a razor-fed margin. his opponent is disputing results, saying he will challenge it in court. i have seen on tv screens, people from all corners of kenya say, we listened to you guys. we want to know when the delivery of your commitment is going to begin, and i really want us to know that the expectations of people if kenya are huge. therefore, we do not have the luxury of wasting any time. anchor: malcolm webb has more now from nairobi. reporter: was talking mostly about what they wanted to do, if and when they take office, but he was very much about when, speaking with a lot of confidence that that would happen. it was on tuesday afternoon that raila odinga rejected those results and said he and his commission would do everything they could legally and constitutionally to get the results overturned.

raila odinga has rejected the outcome of the presidential election which saw him narrowly lose to william ruto court.

former prime minister raila odinga hasjust a 1% lead over deputy president william ruto.he electoral commission has admitted that announcing the result of tuesday's election is taking too long as frustration grows in the country. colombia's first left—wing president, gustavo petro, has replaced the country's top military and police commanders less than a week after taking office. mr petro said their selection criteria were zero corruption and zero violation of fundamental rights. the former rebel fighter said security success should not be measured in the number of dead, but in promoting rights and liberty. protests have taken place near the ancient inca city of machu picchu, after tourists were unable to access the site. the authorities have been reducing the number of tickets on sale due to fears that visitor numbers were leading to unnecessary wear and tear. both foreign and local tourists were stranded unable to reach the iconic historical site. and you can find more on all the stories on our website, bbc.com/news, or download the bbc news app. the uk environment agen

kenya's supreme court has begun hearing a challenge to the election of william ruto as the country'srival, the opposition leader raila odinga, argue there were problems with the vote count and the electoral process. life expectancy in the united states has fallen to its lowest level since 1996, driven largely by the covid—19 pandemic. government data shows the average american is now expected to live just over 76 years, compared to 79 only a few years ago. the fall in life expectancy is particularly pronounced among native americans and alaska natives. it's thought the funeral of former soviet union president mikhail gorbachev will take place on saturday, but russia has so far refused to confirm whether the 91—year—old will be afforded a full state funeral. and whilst there have been many tributes from many global leaders past and present, many russians still blame him for the years of turmoil that ensued. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, has been getting reaction to gorbachev�*s death in moscow. for a man who has made such a huge impact, a tiny memorial. mikhail gorbachev may hav

find out if the next leader is the former prime minister, raila 0dinga or the vice president, william rutoarrested a �*primary suspect�* in the killings of four muslim men. muhammad syed was held on monday and is charged with the murders of two of the men. police say they are working with investigators to charge the afghan with the other two deaths. president zelensky says ukraine will eventually recapture the russian—controlled crimean peninsula but is not taking responsibility for a series of explosions that killed at least one person there on tuesday. moscow says the blasts came from detonations of stored ammunition at a russian military airfield in western crimea, close to seaside resorts, as mark lobel reports. explosions running for cover in russian—controlled crimea. children nervously urging their mother to flee the area. homes were hit in novofedorivka, which neighbours a russian airbase where the blasts occurred. translation: when the explosions happened we were hiding behind garages. we didn't know where to go. we abandoned the apartment immediately, ran away, just grabbed water

find out if the next leader is the former prime minister, raila odinga or the vice president, william rutoat a military airfield on the crimean peninsula, which it annexed from ukraine in 2014. footage filmed nearby shows a fireball and huge plumes of dark smoke rising into the sky near the saki air base. the russian defence ministry said munitions had exploded in a store and denied that the airfield had come under attack. police in new mexico say they have detained the main suspect in the killings of four muslim men in the state's biggest city, albuquerque. the suspect was the driver of a vehicle they had tracked down as part of their investigation into the deaths, the latest of which took place on friday. two other men have been killed in the past fortnight, the fourth died last november. in what's thought to be one of the largest ever dog rescue efforts in the us, homes are being sought for 4,000 beagles that had been bred for drug experiments. animal rescue organisations are removing the dogs from a virginia facility that's being closed down for animal welfare violations. marine expert