without the consent of the government of somalia in mogadishu. i think both countries have completely different messages to send out. as we heard from the diplomat there, the somali diplomat, the somalis are also fighting against al-shabab in the border area, so they don't want to appear to be doing nothing. they are probably working in some way with the kenyans, not clear quite how closely together they're working. whereas for the kenyan government, it's trying to send a message to its own people that, yes, we've had some problems in the border areas, but we take our security seriously. so i think what we're probably going to be seeing is a fairly short-term military operation, perhaps just a few days, the kenyans want to push al-shabab fighters back as far as possible from the border and then get out. but for ordinary kenyans, some of them are worried that if kenya becomes embroiled in this very complicated conflict in somalia, it could make kenya more of a target for al-shabab attacks. >> ok, will ross, thank you very much there, in nairobi. t

the border with somalia. up till now, kenya has managed to avoid the turmoil. the recent cross border objection approved -- abduction approved the final straw. it was directed by the somali militant group. one british and one french women are believed to be in captivity. last thursday, the group kidnapped to female spanish aid workers from the refugee camps in kenya. authorities have decided to extend the search for the women into somalia territory. >> the government has its duty to protect people. >> it is positive step, positive action. this is a common enemy. it has nothing to do would somalia alone. it is a worldwide anime. we have to come together and fight against this kind of evil. >> they have close ties to al qaeda and is been battling somalia's transitional government for control of the country. it is now pledge to take up the fight against kenya as well. >> at least a people have been killed and many more injured in heavy fighting in the yemeni capital. despite the violence, protest continued trade

you may remember this, just a few weeks ago, the woman was taken to neighboring somalia. we understand she's been -- it's been reported that she has died. now, she was 66 years old, disabled. she'd been held in somalia for more than two weeks, and the french foreign minister said they haven't been able to determine the date or circumstances of her death, but they have, nonetheless, been informed by the contacts they have with those who took her. this has been reported as being the work of al-shabab, which is something which the islamist group has denied. but the word has come in that mary dacour has died in capture. as more comes in to us, we'll bring it straight to you, of course, here on "bbc world news." now, a strike has started, a general strike, in fact, set to last two full days in greece just as parliament is voting on sweeping new austerity measures. for the government, it's an essential set for maintaining the support of e.u. leaders, who are gathering in brussels this weekend for further talks about the debt crisis right across the eurozone. the prime minister,

bush, and he sent troops into somalia on a humanitarian mission. as soon as clinton took over, senator jesse helms led a group of senators to say we want our soldiers out of somalia. i remember the language they use struck me. the presence of an american soldier in somalia, there's great pressure on president clinton to pull out. the fact that it descended into war with blackrock down did not improve the situation. -- with black hawk down did not improve the situation. but somalia has descended to this day to where the country is split and there is fighting and there's chaos and it has something to do with the policy that if this is an african country, we do not want u.s. troops there even saving lives. the argument made by senator helms and others -- if you go on youtube now, the clip is there. and president clinton was arguing with chris wallace because chris wallace was making the charge that mr. clinton needs to be blamed for 9/11 because he did not have a strong policy in the middle east starting with somalia and mr. clinton pushed back and sa

for now, kenya's army is pushing deeper into the chaos of somalia, no exit strategy in sight. bbc news, nairobi. >> earth will soon be home to 7 billion people. tonight, we go to china. the economic power house already has 1.3 billion people, but what does the one child policy mean for future expansion? that is something i spoke about with the fellow of the senior counsel for foreign relations. would you think china's population would be without the one child policy? >> it would be 1.8 billion people. >> would already be a planet with 7 billion? >> beyond that. >> how tightly is the policy in force today? >> the countryside, generally, if the first child is a girl, you have an opportunity to have a second in the hope it is a boy -- a boy. it often is, because the chinese use sex-selective abortions, even though it is illegal. the use it anyway. in the countryside, most children have a brother and sister. in the cities, it is tightly cracked down upon. in the transient population, 200 million, those people move back and forth and often can have one child here and one child ther

community to come fight in somalia. the concern of law enforcement officials is shabab is teaming up and getting closer to the al qaeda branch in yemen, the same branch of al qaeda that was responsible for these the called under pants bomber in 2009 and the printer cartridge bomber plot in 2010. >> something to keep a close eye on. we'll be talking to eric in the future. pretty frightening these people live here, train there and have american passports. and we can all imagine how that could end. thanks again, eric. >>> halloween is not just time for ghosts, goblins and a chance to scare young ones. it's a time to talk about the tricks and treats of politics. john avlon is with us. and i've just got to say, john, we did call all of the campaigns today and it was an unusual day. usually one or the other is off. it was like they were all off, but herman cain. >> when did halloween become a political holiday? >> rick santorum had kids to take trick or treating. you were writing about jan brewer today in "the daily beast." w

somalia is the main problem. there's no state in somalia and hasn't been since 1991. it hemorrhages instability and weapons into the region. the story of somalis in a nutshell is there was a socialist coup in somalia and ethiopia. the cubans and russians were trying to build unity between these governments and supporting both of them but there were local agendas and some of dictators -- among many other things a small nationalist who wanted to really be so molly homeland part of which is the theory of a greater sum all realize in ethiopia. he launches a covert war against his ally ethiopia. this covert war spins out of control and become the conventional conflict. when he realizes the cubans are helping ethiopia as well as himself he switches sides and the u.s. and saudi arabia and pakistan start supporting him and for weapons into somalia while the cubans and russians for weapons into ethiopia. the net result is the collapse of somalia. he refuses to let go until his army has disintegrated and somalia collapses and there is no government. neither side thought that th

it has got nothing to do with somalia alone. it's a worldwide enemy. >> al shabab has threatened kenya in the past, but this deployment of troops could prompt a serious escalation of hostilities. the group may lack the means for a conventional war, but they are seen as capable of inflicting serious damage, particularly on soft targets. the issue now is whether a tangled cross-border conflict in an area already suffering a deep humanitarian emergency can be avoided. will grant, "bbc world news." >> a more worrying development in syria. more evidence of a violent crackdown against anti-government protesters. >> that's right. there are new reports of bloodshed in the central city of holmes. abc's investigation has found evidence of injured protesters shot dead while lying in their hospital beds. sue lloyd roberts went in undercover and this is her exclusive report. >> despite the daily death toll, the protests in syria continue. but the tactics have changed. they're held at night to minimize casualties, and back in march when they

it does nothing to do with somalia alone. it is a worldwide enemy. >> it has threatened canyon in the past. this deployment of troops could prompt an escalation of hostilities. the group may lack the means for conventional war, but they have inflicted serious damage. the issue now is whether across border conflict in an area already suffering an emergency can be avoided. will grant, bbc news. >> more evidence of violence taking place in syria against anti-government protesters. >> that is right. there are reports of bloodshed in the central city. an investigation has found injured protesters being shot dead while lying in their hospital beds. sue roberts and went in under cover. this is her exclusive report. >> despite the daily death toll, the protests continue. the tactics have changed. they're held at night to minimize casualties and back in march when they began, the protesters called for reform. today as the name of each massacres carried out by the regime is called out, the crowd calls for the death of the president by

al shabab still controls large areas of central and southern somalia. the archbishop has met the president of zimbabwe and urged him to use his power to. and to the attacks on anglicans. there have been serious attacks on the church since the renegade bishop formed a breakaway group based on the stance on homosexuality. oil has begun washing ashore off of new zealand. the ship ran aground last wednesday. efforts to stabilize the victim -- vessel had been hampered by bad weather. you are watching a " bbc world news america." still to come, cultures collide in a new york city cab. we get a unique experience from behind the wheel. massive flooding in cambodia has killed more than 200 people since early september. it is the worst flooding in over a decade. tens of thousands have sought refuge on higher ground. those who stayed. pleading -- are pleading to the government for help. >> cambodians are used to seasonal flooding, but nothing as bad as this. more than half of the 24 provinces have reported serious problems. along the flood water mains, the more di

invest in somalia you. welcome back you're watching our team here's a look at the top stories the body of colonel gadhafi is finally to be laid to rest after days of being on public display but questions about the way he was killed and the future of the country remain with the jubilant mood among some giving way to fear this war bloodshed is to come. at a wall street protesters promise yet another global rally ahead of the g. twenty summit aimed at pressuring world leaders to tax financial transactions and currency trades that's as a growing number of its supporters and gore criticized police for their fierce response to demonstrations. and a georgian billionaire is stripped of his citizenship after voicing political ambitions in which he vowed to win next. parliamentary elections announcement was preceded by a harsh criticism of president saakashvili who he hoped to stop from staying in power. as the top stories here in our deal next we sit down with syria's foreign minister to discuss how the government s

." >> woodruff: then ray suarez gets the latest on the deadliest bomb attack ever in somalia. it targeted the ministry of education and killed at least 70 people. >> ifill: from our colleagues at kqed-san francisco, we have the story of one of the three scientists whose research on the expanding universe earned a nobel prize today. >> i was one of those kids who always thought that we should know how the world works around us. can we live on earth and we don't fall through the floor and somebody should have given us an owner's manual about how the whole thing fits together and how you use it. >> woodruff: margaret warner examines the rapid rise in c.e.o. pay at the nation's biggest companies, coming amid growing protests on wall street. >> ifill: and kira kay reports on the challenges facing liberia, as the struggling democracy prepares for next week's presidential election. >> seeing what they can gain from peace to not want to go back to war. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> okay, listen. somebod

>> yes, more so at the border point between kenya and somalia . they had established a reception center, and that is one of the areas that now the united nations staff are saying they can't access, one, because of security, and also because of the heavy rains that seem to be pounding this area. so, they will scale back and proceed, so people who are in dire need for essential services at the point of entry into kenya will be denied essential services. >> kevin, thank you very much indeed for that. kathy is here now. news about david beckham. he's still the second highest paid footballer in the world, and, what -- >> he's 36. >> wrong side of 35, isn't he? >> ancient in football terms. now it is perry, they were taken over in the summer, and that means that their finances have hugely been boosted. they've got leonardo as their sporting director. they've made a mention last month that they would be interested in signing david beckham. his contract with the l.a. galaxy finishes in december, and so he is being courted by a few different clubs at the m

two western women have been kidnapped from the kenyan coast and taken to somalia. they seem to be held for ransom. it is damaging the tourism industry which is affecting the country's foreign exchange earnings. it is expected to become more active as the monsoon season ends. >> the -- for tourists, it is like stepping back in town -- time. the engine swahili culture and the pace is slow. the beaches are a big draw, but not right now. this is what a french visitor called her little paradise until a gain of somali gunman struck at night, dragged her down the beach, and left by speedboat for somalia. the police asked a hotel owner to borrow a boat. it is three weeks after the murder and kidnapping of a british couple further up the coast. >> i was with my family during christmas time. >> there are travel warnings, cancellations, and now deserted hotels. >> not very many tourists right now. the tourist will get the confidence hopefully to come back. >> the police and army are on evening patrol, some have never seen anything like it. >> this is a difficult balancing act

the army has to stormed across the border into somalia. they are chasing al-shabab, a group linked to al qaeda. no one is sure how far the government will go. this could make the simoleon famine even worse. as for al-shabab, they lost some territory recently but they vowed to retaliate. they are still capable of devastating terrorist attacks. >> the danger is that you are being lured into a trap. >> if this was a trap, something bad happen to our forces. -- something bad would happen to our forces. >> they have been able to keep the anarchy in somalia more or less at arm's length but that has changed abruptly. by invading their neighbor, they have taken a very risky gamble. for now, the army is pushing deeper into the chaos with no exit strategy in sight. >> turning now to our series on earth soon becoming home to 7 billion people. the milestone will be reached in less than a week and we look at how individual countries are prepared to cope with their population swell. we turn to china. they already have 1.3 billion people, but what is the

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invest in somalia are you. eight thirty am in moscow here are key headlines we're following breaking news on our team new york police get heavy handed with crowds of angry protesters demanding social and economic reform in the u.s. thousands are rallying in the biggest gathering of a three week long demonstration called occupy wall street. back from the dead the syrian woman reported as the first female victim of the government's pro-democracy crackdown turns up alive and well in several media into backtracking after of giving her supposed death saturation coverage. in greece grinds to a halt as the biggest twenty four hour nationwide strike. with police tear gas to disperse crowds in athens the latest protest come as austerity cuts deep.

thing in somalia. that's part of the problem. this is a country that had 20 years of dictator ship from the 19 1980s. real culture of parliamentary debate and dialogue and then 20 years of state collapse. so we're really dealing with somali political figures that have no history, no culture of the give and take of parliamentary debate. >> there's a guy in one just wailing on somebody with a cane, intending to do some real harm. >> i've seen more effective fighting in other places. this was really haphazard, but it was quite dangerous because of the way they were using chairs and sticks. i mean someone could have gotten killed. >> peacekeepers are eventually allowed into somalia in 2007. and as a result, fighting among somali insurgents increases. >> we've got a very serious political crisis on our hands, and it has triggered the worst humanitarian crisis in the hand. 3.8 million somalis are in immediate need of humanitarian assistance. 1.8 million displaced. u.n. considers somalia the worst humanitaria

. -- kenyan troops crossed the border into somalia. nairobi blames al-shabab for a recent rash of kidnappings. nairobi believes that they are being held by al-shabab in somalia. german media reports that the country's defense ministry is planning bigger spending cuts than originally announced. an internal document says that the cuts should be completed by 2017. the ministry is also planning big cuts for spending on military equipment. the air force will get 140 new fighter jets, almost 40 less than originally planned. the defense minister is also cutting the number of tanks from more than 400 to just 350. the armed forces will buy fewer helicopters. chile's supreme court is asking germany to extradite a doctor accused of human-rights abuses. children and adults were subjected to sexual abuse and torture. a chilean court found the suspect guilty of a child abuse and sentenced him to five years in prison in the beginning of 2011. he fled the south american country and is now living in germany. berlin has no extradition treaty with santia

region for more information log on to invest in somalia the. bell five thirty pm here in moscow on monday your headlines now still going strong the occupy wall street movement gains momentum amid criticism the us media has failed to explain what's really driving americans onto the streets. nato forces in northern cause of zero extend the deadline by one day.

two women, one from britain, one from france, have been kidnapped and taken to somalia, where they are believed to be held for ransom. we have a report on the growing threat. >> for the tourists, it is like stepping back in time. the island is lots of ancient swahili culture. the pace is slow. the beaches are a big draw, but not right now. this is what what -- what one french tourist saw before she was dragged down the beach and left by speedboat to somalia. the police were so ill-prepared that they even asked a hotel owner to borrow a boat. this is just three weeks after the murder of a british couple further up the coast. there were travel warnings, cancellations, and now, deserted hotel was. >> we can see the impact. there are no tourists right now. we're looking for the terrorists to get the right confidence to come back. >> the police and army out on an evening patrol. one person has not seen anything like this. for the kenyan authorities, this is a difficult balancing act. on the one hand, they want to send a message that the place is secure and that there are patrols, but they d

i want to start you in somalia. in all of these instances it is important to reflect on what led us to this place. on somalia if you go to youtube and google fox and clinton you will see president clinton when he was interviewed by chris wallace may be a year and a half ago about somalian policy. what i remember, the very first year he took office in 1993, president bush thought he won, sent troops into somalia on a humanitarian mission. clinton took over, senator jesse helms who was in the u.s. senate, led a group of senators to say we want our soldiers out of somalia. i remember the language they use which struck me, senator helms said an african life is not worth the presence of an american soldier in somalia. there was pressure on president clinton to pull out. the world's -- they did not improve their situation. the do think the policy of the u.s. troops come out of somalia and somalia has descended to this day where the country is more or less split and there's farming and has something to do with the policies

can we go after groups in somalia and other groups in yemen and debates in the administration. i think for now, the pentagon believes that it has all the authority he needs to target whoever they want. >> and i think they're going to win that argument, inside the administration at least for now. we have he to take one more break. when we come back, our hits and misses of the week. red the yummy cereal? yummy. [ woman ] lower cholesterol. [ man 2 ] yummy. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste and whole gin oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut cheerios. with new extra-strength bayer advanc aspirin. it has microparticles, enters the bloodstream faster and rushes relief to the site of pain. it's clinically proven to relieve pain ice as fast. new bayer advanced aspirin. she won't eat eggs without hot sauce. she has kind of funny looking toes. she's always touching my hair. and she does ts ncing finger thing. [ male announcer ] with advanced technology from ge, now doctors can diagnose diseases like breast cancer on a cellular level. so that women,

it happened in mogadishu, the lawless capital of somalia. chris welch is in minneapolis today, the largest somali-american community this country. you've talked to a number of leaders in this community there, at least one saying that he's convinced that he knows the bomber's identity. what more are we hearing about that? >> that's right. a couple of community members in particular, couple community spokespeople here in the area truly believe this man, they've identified this man from minneapolis. a couple other members of the community i spoke to said we have no way of identifying him until we talk to his parents or grandparents. we believe that this is him because over the past several years, i think we've done a lot of reporting on this, you're 'r aware 20 men gone missing from the city of minneapolis to somalia, gone over to fight with al shabaab according to law enforcement officials. what's been going on here has been a subject of discussion for a long time. folks here in the community, though, say this man went with a group of other yo

can we go after groups in somalia and other groups in yemen and debates in the administration. i think for now, the pentagon believes that it has all the authority he needs to target whoever they want. >> and i think they're going to win that argument, inside the administration at least for now. we have he to take one more break. wh w w [ male announcer ] to the 5:00 a.m. scholar. the two trains and a bus rider. the "i'll sleep when it's done" academic. for 80 years, we've been inspired by you. and we've been honored to walk with you to help you get where you want to be ♪ because your moment is now. let nothing stand in your way. learn more at keller.edu. host: could switching to geico reon car insurance? or moreay. host: do people use smartphones to do dumb things? man 1: send, that is the weekend. app grapgic: yeah dawg! man 2: allow me to crack...the bubbly! man 1: don't mind if i doozy. man 3: is a gentleman with a brostache invited over to this party? man 1: only if he's ready to rock! ♪ sfx: guitar and trumpet jam vo: geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on ca

. >> so is somalia and yemen. i'm just saying, we haven't almost feckless attraction, like bunch ball for children at soccer, to go to the next spot. what you need is, a, a grand strategy, b, a sense of priorities. i would argue controlling the american border ought to be a much higher priority. but also, what happens next? i mean somalia -- i was in congress during blackhawk down. i watched the united states under clinton make a total mess of somalia. somalia is a disaster area. the yemen is decaying. so you look around the world and you say, how many places are there terrorist groups? west africa has had horrible human rights violations, comparable to uganda. i don't think we have any kind of larger strategy so we sort of respond to the press clippings of the minute or tv coverage of the minute and it doesn't, in the long run, serve the u.s. well. frankly, it doesn't serve the humanitarian interest of people well. >> let me bring you home to unemployment. if congress does not act, employment benefits for the lon

invest in somalia you. look at the top stories more violence erupts in northern ca so as nato troops adopt a shoot to kill policy towards protesters demonstrating against the seizure of a disputed checkpoint. the newspapers are already getting into the upcoming political challenges facing russia's president medvedev says its popularity makes him the best candidate for the top job. of gadhafi last stronghold stands on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe with civilians being driven out of the. lack of vital supplies. and our t. offers you a trip to the picture perfect. melting pot of russia.

and now more of today's top stories kenyan jets have bombed in the southern somalia town of killing at least twelve people and wounding over fifty they were targeting islamist. rebels but somali officials claim those killed were in fact civilians including six children witnesses say the jets bombarded a militant base and a nearby refugee camp kenya sent troops into somalia in mid october to fight somali insurgents it blames for assaults on the border. yemen has shut down its international airport in the capital city of sanaa after several explosions rocked the nearby air force base earlier presidential loyalist troops reportedly shelled a petrol station killing at least four people dozens of others were injured in the attack north of the capital where local tribesmen now backed anti regime protesters . endured months of violence that left more than seventeen hundred people dead. australian airline quaters has been ordered to end the bitter union dispute and get back in the air and flag carrier grounded its entire fleet of stranding tens of thousands of passengers and threatened to lock

region for more information log on to invest in somalia the are you . a thirty i'm in moscow do you. headlines the release is eminent of captive israeli soldier gilad shelley in exchange for palestinian prisoners but the families of other soldiers want to know why israel's doing nothing to bring them home. serbs in northern coast were given an extra day to remove roadblocks at a border seized by kosovo police last month but locals say they won't give in of less the officers leave. new york police under investigation over claims of excessive force during the entitled wall street protests some officers are seen resorting to punching and pepper spray at peaceful rallies. exploded near putin's given his first major interview since.

put up two weeks later a roommate came to somalia to get me to see how to meet my second wife is her name is a room at sea. like i was on my honeymoon in bollywood with the second boy i don't need the i can put in and dad. said yes but the we stayed in the valley and for about a month before returning to come together it is another thing and yeah. i think for them they may see they do see that boy maybe and nice in a french girl or american girl took them. to their country they could be set for life but it doesn't always work that way because the culture isn't different these guys because of the rural background think that if they go with a white woman they will go in an airplane and they will be in another aisle another place and they can travel but they don't realize that you have to pay for everything there they suddenly the whole dream bursts this suddenly realize they can't do what they're doing here in bali. look the main thing is that there is love if there is love for it doesn't matter where we are so whether i have to adjust to the food or to the cold climate is irrelevant a

she was seized several weeks ago and she was taken to somalia. kenya blames the islamist militias for the kidnappers. the militia leaders say that they did not do it. more than 300 people have died in thailand in the worst flooding in decades. the prime minister is appealing for solidarity as the government deals with the natural disaster. nearly 9 million are affected by the flooding and more than a quarter of the country is under water. officials are warning that the capital might be affected. whole towns and villages are said marriage in cambodia as well. -- are submerged in cambodia as well. coming up later in this half- hour, we will go to cambodia to gauge what the flood damage means for the country. first, researchers might at last have developed a vaccine against malaria. clinical trials have shown that an experimental vaccine from glaxo smithkline cut the risk of children getting infected by about half. nearly 800,000 people die from malaria every year, most of them are small children in africa. if testing goes well, the british drug mak

region for more information log on to invest in somalia. about five thirty pm here in moscow are the headlines now for you see libya's new rulers order an investigation to death and promise to build a democracy with. the ruins of a once prosperous nation. the health of egypt's former leader hosni mubarak is shrouded in mystery sources suggest a heart attack has left him in a critical condition but for the meantime his lawyers deny these claims. klug wiki leaks suspends its whistleblowing cornered by american financial institutions refusing to accept donations. to fight the financial blockade. also the e.u. summit in brussels it degenerates into petty spots as tensions over the debt crisis boils over and the british government faces a revolt by anti european m.p.'s who want you. for it so next week take you on a trip to one of the biggest and oldest hubs in a siberian city of our extensive report is right now here at. home.

their soldiers have gone into somalia chasing al-shabab, a group linked with al qaeda. no one is sure how far that the kenyans will go. it could make a famine even worse. as for al-shabab, they have lost some territory. they vowed to retaliate inside of kenya. the danger is that you are being lured into a trap. >> if we were in a trap, something would have happened to our forces. >> the authorities are claiming progress. there is growing concern about the impact on the biggest economy. for years, kenya has managed to keep the anarchy more or less at arm's length but that has just changed. they have taken a very big gamble. in nairobi, the adults are already simmering. -- the doubts are already simmering. >> did they make a mistake? >> yes, i think so. >> for now, the army is pushing deeper into the chaos of somalia with no exit strategy in sight. >> you are watching "newsday" on the bbc. town and country, by the growing population is putting strains on india. >> the new medical research which could keep people from going blind. an alleged israeli spy has arrived in tel

and the fact that kenya host more than half a million starving refugees from somalia. the crisis has other murky routes. >> got made the droughts, then make famines. we stole from ourselves and we are starting as a result. >> across east africa, the brunt of the food crisis is borne by communities like these. perhaps been some government sponsored irrigation projects but the overwhelming sense is often neglected. the infrastructure here is meager and much of it crumbling. this man sells water to his fellow villagers that he drives from the dead as a holdout river. >> we feel rejected by the government. i don't understand why they don't offer help. why don't they offer any assistance? they have a lot of funds but none of it trickles down here. >> the official line of the government is to blame the drought for this crisis. the international community and the government have now mounted a massive relief operation. a record 70 million pounds was donated in britain. what is unfolding is not simply the consequence of drought, the food crisis is above all a crisis of governan

and the fact that kenya host more than half a million starving refugees from somalia. the crisis has routes. >> got made the droughts, then make famines. we stole from ourselves and we are starting as a result. >> across east africa, the brunt of the food crisis is borne by communities like these. perhaps been some government sponsored irrigation projects but the overwhelming sense is often neglected. the infrastructure here is meager and much of it crumbling. this man sells water to his fellow villagers that he drives from the dead as a holdout river. >> we feel rejected by the government. i don't understand why they don't offer help. why don't they offer any assistance? they have a lot of funds but none of it trickles down here. >> the official line of the government is to blame the drought for this crisis. the international community and the government have now mounted a massive relief operation. a record 70 million pounds was donated in britain. what is unfolding is not simply the consequence of drought, the food crisis is above all a crisis of governance. we canno

and the fact that kenya host more than half a million starving refugees from somalia. the crisis has other murky routes. >> got made the droughts, then make famines. we stole from ourselves and we are starting as a result. >> across east africa, the brunt of the food crisis is borne by communities like these. perhaps been some government sponsored irrigation projects but the overwhelming sense is often neglected. the infrastructure here is meager and much of it crumbling. this man sells water to his fellow villagers that he drives from the dead as a holdout river. >> we feel rejected by the government. i don't understand why they don't offer help. why don't they offer any assistance? they have a lot of funds but none of it trickles down here. >> the official line of the government is to blame the drought for this crisis. the international community and the government have now mounted a massive relief operation. a record 70 million pounds was donated in britain. what is unfolding is not simply the consequence of drought, the food crisis is above all a crisis of governan