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Ill be back with more news for you here on out as era after the stream stay with us. Talk to al jazeera, we ask, so the rebound you speak of is clearly coming at a high cost for airlines and the industry. Oh, whats going wrong . We listen, you were part of the, im struggling in the 19 seventys. Do you have any regrets . No, we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter on al jazeera. Hi, anthony ok. On august the 12th at approximately 1030 p and east africa time canyons are waiting for election result. I want you to join after results. Watch party. Lets see what weve got to discuss in a tight e for election. What is next . The canyon canyons went to the pause on 9th august to elect a new president to tacoma from president who, canada, the christians, cannons, one to address are who between mr. William router of the u. Da. And mr. Ray loading of the as the Meal Coalition can be trusted to fix our economy to fight corruption on tonight the country after they do receive elections. What we expect couple voting and there be more jobs for that comes on even go up. Kenyans are looking forward to that a lot with a good expectations, hoping that it will be a new beginning, more like the country when we got our independence. Or when we wrote the post independence for it. But it come out of power. Could. He has a group who waiting an hour watch, marty, leading our conversation. She co been i right so nice to have you on the stream again. She k. Welcome to the stream, welcome back to mr. Telephony, who you are. What you do. Thank you for letting me sicker from the crew county, kenya. I work with young people. I try bless you a muscle. So should justice and rights defender get tathina. I know its this yourself audience around the world. I hello, my name is a be now my center for executive director, but the africa i call to be politically engagement over grass retreatment organizing in chalmers and the young women. Lets have a look at the for president ial candidates. Ladies. Tell me how nervous each one of them is likely to be right now. So lets start with violet. I think it is a feeling confident she co. Hes very nervous at this moment, but also theres a lot of tension and i was, i had to, i let it. So i think also with the pressure that hes receiving from support does, i believe is super super of us at the moment. Lets go back to william router bina, how do you think williams feeling right now . The margins between both president ial candidates are very small. Currently given the lust results that we were able to see as trimming in before they were brought down from the media stations. So pretty much even for president ial candidates, william, brutal, he is pretty novice cherokee. And she has asked the same time as weve also seen, support us from both sides trying to claim victory already. That i dont know why they even doing that. Thats not possible. Well get back to that in just a moment. Right . Georgia, korea is easy, easy out having a beer relaxed because hes like, no chance she go. Oh does i have a joke . I dont think his evade. He doesnt even care what it is, hoping i will certainly make that jealous statements can that you got to be period, but as a 1000000000 people, i think when you put that i loading. So i just think hes just that and his from field hes mid flight of a whole. They will credit contribute to but hes been a good destruction. Yeah. Ok. And, and then the leader of the a gone, no party been a you help us out with this final kind of, they havent have much about. And of course kenyans have a lot international audience. What do we need to know . Is he nervous . Is he getting any results at all . I think hes rather disappointed because he rein on morality ground and given the fact that we only see that in kenya and 90 percent of us actually christian. So to see the numbers below one percent and standing up, i mean, even this christians, i think that the point, do you remember the voting day was a painful, easy for you . What struck you from tuesday, your voting experience. So what struck me, number one was the very short q, i remember into the 17 and i went to vote. I took about fall and i thought about the fall was a q. And this time around only spent about 15 minutes on q, and i observed according to the majority of the young people and q and especially young women. So that struck me or not voting. So im just thinking she can short choose because a good organizational short case because no one could be bothered to vote actually bus. I think this time val. And are they electoral what has been a beat or bitter or get it done before . So we saw that or the land, so our fast moving, they went not as stretched us other times, but also the what apathy we didnt, we saw it is that in most cases have 80 percent or reduced. What does appear have no head their own . 4045 percent are so that means we had the higher number of people nodes coming out to what i am curious about the mood in kenya right now from the people who didnt vote in the people who did vote. I am going to go to back to you, she co, but via 2 residents of nairobi, thinking about this space between the election day and the results coming out. This is what theyre thinking about right now. No j. O at even though there are not many people in town, i do see signs of peace. People vote peacefully returns to work and i see can you moving forward . And that will be packing that men on the sofa so far there is no fighting. Ive not heard of any problems anywhere before, even though they have not announced the winter. I urged the youth to be calm and maintain order and a 0 problems. Anyway, chicago, what he thank i right, its been come. I only call it the season after christmas when you dont know what youre supposed to do before its new. Yes. How does that this . I was full of anxiety. I just think kenyans have really these for us has struck us because i can say we can see how democracy has grown over time and being able to see people engaged and people make fun of each other site and good luck to the making would mean somebodys election, i was looking for these actually i said clearing, send me means that are suitable for work because my work is big. And if i get some really good ones during the show, i would show them to tell us about a few. The means that youve seen that have cracked you are. So we will actually head names of cook with just like making fun of how one side will behave of their law and wings and also dislike that tension. I think one of the common things that signals have been saying is that when that this time around was kenyans have used to live with us more than any other time in the world. So really been using our bathrooms because of that. But also the question of out there is something that was saying, but its coming home. So weve been laughing and saying since that the media stations, us showing different tallies depending on where theyve started telling us who ive been saying, everybody has their 5th president. So depending on if, whoever i to switch on to your best it should say this is curious looking, yeah, how should i, this is really curious because theres a gap of information. So you can look online and you can see how the Election Results are coming in from the leg tauriel body and in about 70 percent results. Right now the last time i looked, but that gap with information is being filled by misinformation being a what have you seen . So personally, i have seen some supporters from a different side of the coalitions actually claiming victory. And some going as far as saying, you know, what, state com, weve won this, were just waiting for the announcement. But also people sharing different statistics and percentages over which president ial candidate is leading, which is actually misinforming their supporters. Right. And at the same time, also not being able to see the electron management body, i b c. Moving so fast to counter that information. So here, but i do, yes. And i think weve also seen so many politicians declared themselves when, as, as in the process. So i think the police has also played a key role in misinforming. This with us. Can you help us understand how thats possible, how that happens . How do you declare yourself when and knowing full . Well, actually im sitting in america. I know can you style . How do you, how do you do that going through . Well, the, you actually havent won the election. So with this time, especially with the electoral body opening does have us to public where we could see the from that a for is that are coming from the, the telling station. So if we can, them could access them and you had the right to actually tell them by yourself. So everybody and it side head, their own cell is telling sessions with so different politicians say they have like a number of 10 young people who are doing tiling for them. So people collect their information or whatever they tallied. And what they see, they deemed right with them, and they would do that statistic to announce themselves in, as weve seen candidates who i announce themselves winners and social media. And then the electoral with the analysis of the someone totally different of the winner. One hopeful aspect of these elections are these campaigns that ive seen of the number of women participating. And women in politics been a can you talk to me about that . Because i think thats going to be one of the milestones for this particular election and kenya is women on campaigns and women getting results. Bene, i thank you so much so flexible. Im, im very proud to see women taking us tab, especially the highest electro positions in the country. I think weve seen women who reinforce given to target seats, and weve actually seen some of them will already been announced, as we know, i think, you know, in the course to read john in, you know, and cru county weve seen wins, especially in that will be a terrier race and also the fact that the, you know, like the president ial candidates have women as by, you know, Vice President. So theres that. So in as much as i love to celebrate in this election, i think the progress is a little bit. And i want to back this up with the statistics because in this election we had 16100 candidates across all the positions from the president ial to the member of county assembly. And of that number, only 1962 while female candidates. I would love to hear about in a cru county she co because if something pretty historic that is about to happen, i dont, i dont want to jinx it. But from a womens perspective and tell us its amazing, right . I think i have been happy and i typed these all over because for the 1st time we have an entire top leadership, mid of women, we have a woman gover. Now we have a once they need to have the women or both questions that weve been, that we have a 5 elected m p s, who are women off. They live in constituencies, sorry, this has not happened before. So for me to end up putting women mc is also, so for me for this to happen, it has given me hope that the future is actually bright. A young woman was to was plan to get there. But also look to forget that my check was county also has a copy the ship of women. Also they have a woman, governor, woman. And of course the women. I me, i made like we are making both. And i feel like if there is nothing to celebrate in this election, is that weve seen women get to the top tire. See they got me out now though they cant myself because they are then people, you know, youre just like the men. I know they have to be really good at being, but can them election is rupert shackle . Yeah, this picks a very high for me why everybody is looking at, when will they miss up . How will they be . That is, of course, a little around women that most walk together, women will do. So this picks up quite high for us, but this is the time weve just been in work with them to make sure everything looks good and theyre delivering the best. But you know, and if i could just add the fact that we actually had more, we mean gender race to run for political office, it means actually in the next election, that is actually going to encourage more, we meant to run for better expenditure. If its, you know, away from just being told run for the women reps, it because that is your space because that it goes back to what she was speaking to half the time when youre running for your own is pushed aside and being told, or theres a fit for you there. So just thing we men take a thought, but the position of the Vice President position is going to encourage more women. And that can not sweet to see this point of women actually in the coming election, including off of the show. No pressure, no pressure. Alright, this is a 10 year Election Results watch quality, 2022. And we have our Community Online who are watching as well. Ladies, will you answer their questions or react to their questions as much as you can . So many people are just thankful. No violence been a quick thought that so just coming, you know, when we reflect about 2007 and the lives we lost and the impact of that on the economy. And again, the pockets of violence in 2013 in 2017. And now were talking about corporate 910. 00, which affected our economy. So just to see and witness the fence or calmness currenty in the country. Its encouraging because that means after weve announced the president ial results. And if we still maintain the theme, then people will go back to work because also, i think one thing is its taking time to actually open up their businesses. You know, currently, i dont know, but i look or county, but in a row be just, you know, just moving around, feel very anxious because i go and its only opening up but quite slowly. Yeah. And you know, the project starting with the results will be announced to morrow on sundays. So as much as i b cs within the mandate of the 7 days, because i dont know exactly what it would be tomorrow or sunday. Ok. More questions i hope for this election, this is on youtube is a crack down on the cove, rob xico. Wow. Im not sure how hopeful looking to be about that. I want to be hopeful. I want to not be physically sick of them. But looking at the both sides of the device, no one is better. And this is also informed by a little bit lecture in justices that weve seen before from the political party, the nations, to where we are right now. And the question is, was likely to fight or option at this point. Were not sure who the much who can speak for and grateful is that our economy is not too harsh or not for the next is calvin kamani is watching right now. Kevin, thank you so much. This is what calvin country contributes to our discussion, the cost of living and can you, its very high, no jobs. Low wages, the list is endless. Who will be our savior . We off, irene earlier. What are the priorities that kenyas electorate . This is what she told us the most pressing issues, who can in youth and most king, and now that you expect to then mix a new titian to address is access to basic human needs and networking about food. What are the different housing dissent, jobs the highest at any . Will health care standards, access to education entitled to a dignified life. As our constitution clearly stays in that goal. 43. And as for the lesson, collaboration of human rights, which our country is about to do, but she can re selection address those very basic needs. Every kenyon has im hopefully said me because lucinda manifestos have read the book manifesto from day to president ial. And i will just pick up the 2 president ial candidates because of the numbers that missing right now. So weve read that many festivals and that all speaking about the economy, that all speaking about providing an easy life, okay. The question is how that will happen. We also know that we are very, we are country full of debts at the moment. So its a question of, are they able to do this within the next 5 years, weve been able to match up our budget, the budget that was sent up. A said for to didnt to 2023. So if were able to much up that then we may be able to create an is in life or canyons, but that sounds far fetched for now. We just pray that we have a president of care and, and one to listen to what can and certainly need i, im just going to compliments about on the painter is on an excuse me, think about one second. The made it on you she, she says i love the vegas as i love the introduction of voting process for persons with disabilities. I think others can learn from canyons. I just had to stop for a moment because i think thats really nice to hear of, of initiatives the coming out of this current election process. Been a go ahead. Sorry. I think, i think i wanted to say that, you know, like currently 62 percent of our revenue collection goes into savvy, seeing what theyre talking about, food insecurity, but just talking about a drug crisis, actually during corbett 19 and just listening to the, you know, to the president ial, the beat to the Deputy President , the be just the, even that go to an attorney to be weve had just the lack of a solid plan in terms of how were going to touch the economy around. Because candidates seem to understand the problem. We have right, and the challenges that we have and were struggling, we are going nation. Most people want to hear the solution if i just want to hear about their problems because they didnt know their problems, we know our time and you know, all of them go