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When it comes to politics, kenya has a history of violent and disputed elections. Im at the home of the veteran opposition leader, raila odinga, for this exclusive interview. Hes gone and had himself sworn in as the peoples president , in an act which the government says amounts to high treason. Is he acting irresponsibly, illegally and stoking tensions . Raila odinga, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, zainab. Be honest with me, do you really believe you are president of kenya . Dont i look president ial . You are wearing a smart suit. I really do believe i am the president. If you listen to what people are saying, for example, fm radio station, which obviously supports the government, they say things like your so called swearing in ceremony is meaningless, where is Raila Odingas state house, this was a Farewell Party for you. That is what kenyans are saying. There are a few ken ....
I want to go back to catalonia because things are getting reasonably confident the lap complicated. In a speech earlier, there was no clear declaration from spain as some had been hoping for. Now we have this coming from reuters, saying that Carles Puigdemont and other regional politicians have signed a document declaring catalonias independence from spain, but it is unclear if the document would have any legal value. While there is a document signed by significant leaders in catalonia, saying that they are declaring independence from spain, we dont know if it is a legal declaration of independence and we are trying to sift through the difference between what this is and what a legal declaration might be. There are a lot of people in the newsroom trying to work that out, a lot of people in spain trying to work that out. While we look at that in detail let me play you some of what we heard earlier in the speech. Translation the ....
Point in running for office if the old come unfair rules remain in place. Could this destabilize the country . And wildfires continue to devastate northern california. At least 15 people have been killed and Authorities Say that number could rise. Brent i am brent goff. It is good to have you with us. The breakup of spain will not begin tonight. In a highly anticipated speech, the leader of catalonia has declared delayed declaring independence from spain saying more time and dialogue are needed. Carles puigdemont told the Regional Parliament in barcelona that he has a mandate to declare independence, but that he will delay taking that step, quote, for a few weeks to encourage dialogue. In short, there is no Catalan Independence declaration. Lets listen to part of what he said tonight. The law of the referendu ....