were increased by nearly 30% which means people are paying 70% more. we we re we were at a pharmacy a few minutes ago and the pharmacy owner was complaining that customers were paying more, that the medicine that was ten rupees, now it is 18 rupees, and this is happening because sri lanka has run out of foreign exchange reserves, and the shortage is leading to an increase in crisis, and that is what brought these people to the streets, and these protests are going on for more than three weeks now, not only here in colombo but also in other parts of the country, but the government has ruled out resigning and they say that they need to continue and be given a chance to set the economy right. kenya s former president,
mwai kibaki, has been buried in nyere county in central kenya with military honours and a 19 gun salute. a state funeral for him took place on friday in the capital, nairobi. mr kibaki, who died last week aged 90, was the third head of state in kenya s history, serving from 2002 to 2013. merchuma was watching saturday s event. members of the public thronged the roadsides to pay their last respects and to catch a glimpse of the casket, which was transported in a hearse with clear glass windows, giving kenyans a chance to view the coffin as the cortege passed. a few metres from the othaya approved school where the burial service is being held, kibaki s body was moved from the house onto the gun carriage and a military parade was mounted in his honour.