this is kibera, an informal settlement here in nairobi, and where the opposition leader raila 0dinga draws most of his supporters. sorry, i m panting because a few seconds ago, i was choking in tear gas. i got caught in the police water gun that was trained to evade both the police and the protesters, and they ve been engaging the police and running battles all day. this was supposed to be a peaceful protest, but it appears not now. the protesters say they are frustrated because they have not been allowed to get out of the residential areas, into the city. but the opinion of the police there, as you can see, they are trying to restrain themselves as much as possible, as the missiles go their way. now, the opinion of the police and the government is that they are trying to prevent these protesters from going in to the central business district where they can wreak more havoc. i m trying to move around, and in another side of the city, i already saw one person has been shot. the people t
the conservatives are experiencing compared to the second group who think the public have had enough of borisjohnson and the drama that goes on around his undoubtedly large persona. we are expecting more details on what the defence will be, and we will be bringing televised live coverage of his to the proceedings on wednesday. at least one person has been shot amid protests in kenya s capital nairobi. the nationwide demonstrations have been planned by opposition leader raila 0dinga over his claim, without evidence, that the last election was stolen. he also accuses the government of failing to address the high cost of living. ferdinand 0mondi reports from kibera slums, where mr 0dinga draws fanatical support.
in the crossfire. all the roads leading to state house where the opposition leader raila 0dinga was supposed to present his petition later today have all been barricaded. at the moment, we do not know where he is, but we shall be keeping it here to follow the proceedings as the day goes by. ferdinand 0mondi, bbc news, kibera, nairobi. almost 400 hotels across the uk are being used by the government to house tens of thousands of asylum seekers. seaside resorts, airports and even retirement villages are among the locations being used, as part of a home office scheme which is costing more than six million pounds every day. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has more.
Supporters of president-election Willian Ruto have praised the court's decision to dismiss petitions that sought to annul the result of the August 9 election.