11/08/2017 World News Today

We are watching Kenya as we await the announcement of a final result

of their collections. We are eminently awaiting the result. Life

at the commission of the election count centre. Let's listen in. To

each and every one of you for putting the confidence in us to

deliver credible collection. Ladies and gentlemen, this year, like any

other election year, there were a number of challenges which we

overcame in order to deliver a fair and free election. Over 200 court

cases have had to be dealt with, procurement of election materials

and services. Through all this, the commission remained focused on

delivering its mandate. There are many lessons that we have learned

from this electoral cycle that we believe will strengthen our

institution, ways of quicker transmission of election results for

example. Allow me to express our greatest gratitude to those that

contributed to the successful completion of the 2017 elections.

Firstly, the people of Kenya, our number-1 stakeholder. You have

entrusted us this responsibility. To all our staff across the country and

our families for the sacrifices, thank you very much. To the stuff,

you have long hours and sometimes for corn Street. -- for corn Street.

-- to the staff members. The majority of you have demonstrated

core values of transparency and integrity. For your sacrifice and

dedication, we all you all recognition and gratitude, we are

truly proud of all of you. -- we all owe you.

APPLAUSE All stakeholders, parties,

candidates, the country, I believe you will agree that the commission

has been successful and we can discuss issues of concern. In line

with the policy of transparency, we have held many consultation meetings

for which we have been successful. The African Union, United Nations,

NDA, Commonwealth Secretariat, east Africa community, European Union, we

are grateful for your support. We wish to express our special

recognition to the election management bodies within the east

African community, Senegal, Namibia. Especially the professor energy of

your four pence wise counsel. -- in Nigeria for his wise counsel. I'm

pleased to note that all the local and international observers agree

that the 2017 elections regrettable, fair and peaceful.

APPLAUSE -- were credible, fear and peaceful.

We thank the observers for the preliminary report and look forward

to final reports, which will be incorporated in the final evaluation

of the election. We welcome the media for -- we think the media for

their role. We would also like to thank U for our patients as we relay

the information. According to the great American statesman Abraham

Lincoln, the best argument against democracy is the art rich

conversation with the average photo. -- is a conversation with the

average water. Today we have been given the responsibility of

disclosing the results. APPLAUSE

Before pronouncing the results of the election, we wish to remind you

of the results in accordance with the law. The tallying of the

presidential votes is done by the Presiding Officer at the polling

stations after the closing of voting. The result is then signed

for and countersigned by the agents are candidates of political parties.

Once this form is filled in, the Presiding Officer is required to

scan the form and send it along with another document for the returning

officer in the national tallying centre. The result is final, when

announced. All the results are collected, tallied and aggregates

are found in order to inform the fort back. The returning officer and

enters the result of the election and economic -- economically

transmits them. The final decision by the tallying of is final. The job

of the national tallying centre is to collate and tally results from

the 290 returning officers. They record the results. That is our role

and what we have been doing here. The chairman of the commission as

the returning officer in respect of the presidential elections then

announces the results of the presidential election. We are a

candidate has meant the concessional thresholds, garnering 50% plus one

of the total votes cast in at least half the countries, then the

chairman shall declare such a candidate as having been duly

elected as president of the Republic of Kenya. In this regard, Kenyans,

by the powers vested in me... OK. Ladies and gentlemen, I am told that

the results have to be signed first. I would like to thank you for

listening to me... LAUGHTER

I'll be back to announce the results. Thank you very much.

APPLAUSE You are watching BBC World News.

We are watching live. We were expecting that result of the Kenyan

general election. As we heard there, nothing goes completely smoothly. We

will be kept waiting a bit longer because the results have re-signed

first. As we heard, they really were very precise about this whole

election procedure because ten years ago there was incredible violence in

Kenya after that disputed election win 1100 Kenyans diet, 600,000 were

displaced, following that election. This time round, it has been

peaceful and this time we are expecting imminently... Now, we have

been waiting for this result. We are waiting for them to be signed and I

believe that is what is happening right now. Once we see that we can

expect to get this resolved. Whether it's Uhuru Kenyatta, the incumbent,

the president that has been in power for 4-5 years. Or will it be the

opposition, Raila Odinga, the opposition says that they do not

accept the provisional results but they say they are not prepared to go

to the courts to fight those results. It will be interesting to

see finally, once confirmed, what the opposition will do. We assume

that Uhuru Kenyatta will be announced as President. Stay with us

on BBC World News. We promised to bring this results to you when we

get it. Let's move on. President Donald Trump

has stepped up the war of words with North Korea,

saying that the US military is "locked and loaded", with plans

in place if Pyongyang acts unwisely. The rising tensions have forced

world leaders to encourage German Chancellor Angela Merkel

said there could be no military solution -

adding an escalation of the rhetoric Russia's Foreign Minister said that

he believed the risks are very high and offered a plan to ease tensions.

Our North America correspondent Nick Bryant reports.

After fire and fury comes locked and loaded, not the title of some

Hollywood summer blockbuster, but the words of America's

commander in chief, who described his country's state

These are the latest pictures of B-1 bombers stationed in Guam,

the motto of this squadron, "Fight tonight."

President Trump reminded people of that on his

He's deploying social media to ratchet up his rhetoric.

Military solutions are now fully in place, locked and loaded,

Hopefully Kim Jong-un will find another path.

And last night, there was another personal warning

He has disrespected our country greatly.

He has said things that are horrific.

And with me, he's not getting away with it.

He got away with it for a long time between him and his family.

As the government of Japan deployed missile interceptors to guard

against North Korean rockets, international leaders essentially

TRANSLATION: I believe that, I'm firmly convinced that an escalation

of rhetoric will not contribute to a solution of this conflict.

TRANSLATION: When a fight has nearly broken out,

the first step away from that dangerous threshold should

be taken by the side that is stronger and smarter.

Amidst this verbal brinkmanship, it's emerged that the Trump

administration has been secretly talking to North Korea

about Americans in prison there and deteriorating relations.

The news came as America's Defence Secretary emphasised diplomacy.

You can see the American effort is diplomatically lead,

it has diplomatic traction, it is gaining diplomatic results.

And I want to stay right there, right now.

The tragedy of war is well enough known.

It doesn't need another characterisation beyond the fact

Holiday-makers on Guam, the island North Korea has

threatened with missiles, still seem unfazed.

But amongst the beach reading this morning,

a fact sheet from the Guam government warning not

My colleague as their fries. It looks like a bit of a pattern here.

Donald Trump with the fighting talk and then his administration trying

to play that down. Offering some more peaceful measures. We are we? I

don't think there is any sign that Donald Trump is going to let up on

his war of words but what we see is a difference of emphasis coming from

his senior ministers. As we just heard, the Defence Secretary

emphasises diplomacy, Rex Tillerson owner of this week said that

diplomacy is the only way forward. Donald Trump is trying to, Jim Matus

has said that as well, is to show that America does have the military

remains. What is confusing about this is when is the point where

Donald Trump thinks he needs to use these military remains in order to

enforce the line that the US is taking. -- these military means. No

option has been ruled out, everything is on the table and that

seems to include a pre-emptive strike. The concern is that this is

how Kim Jong-un will reject and that could -- will read it and that could

inspire him to pull the trigger first. Thank you very much.

So how are people in the south of the peninsula reacting to crisis

Yogita Limaye in Seoul has been finding out.

Fierce reactions have come to be expected of North Korea.

In the US, it now seems to be becoming a pattern.

The president makes strong remarks, then a member of his cabinet tries

Analysts I've been speaking to say they so far don't believe that

either side will act on the threats they are making but when you are in

such a heated situation, a few days ago in Pyongyang

there was a mass rally, a big show of strength,

anti-American slogans, and in that situation,

when you don't have a line of communication open

with North Korea, even the slightest miscalculation could be dangerous.

We have to remember that war can break out with a really small

That's what people are worried about.

At this point, I don't think they are strategically

But really unfortunate things happen that can trigger the war.

Here in South Korea are concerns about were all of this is heading.

The country's top security adviser spoke to his American

counterpart this morning and, during that conversation,

the US is reported to have agreed that it will not launch any

pre-emptive strikes on North Korea without informing Seoul.

On the streets of this city, people go about their lives as normal.

They are getting worried about this repeated exchange that we are seeing

between North Korea and the US but at the moment they don't see

At least 36 people have been killed in Egypt's worst rail

Around 120 people were injured when two passenger

One train was travelling from Cairo and the other from Port Said

when the accident happened in the northern coastal city

The cause of the collision is still unclear.

Our correspondent in Cairo, Ranyah Sabry.

The sad news is that this death toll is likely to rise. It has already

risen. The number of casualties is 37 and the number of injured as 123.

These numbers are expected to increase throughout the night as the

search for bodies through the wreckage continues. It is a major

accident, if you've seen the pictures. One train was stationary

and the other collided on its back. Preliminary cause is that the person

responsible for warning becoming trended not notice and not

warranted. -- warning for the coming train. It was close to the city of

Alexandria, the second-largest city in a just and where people had to

for the summer vacations. That is what thousands of these people were

intending to do. Just explain to us how busy. You said thousands of

passengers. These trends are some of the cheapest trains -- these trends.

There is no strict regulation in terms of having a specific chair

allocated to you by your ticket. This is why it's always packed, the

carriages, back with passengers. The price for the railway trains has not

increased in the past year, although the Egyptian Government took the

decision to focus the pound in 2016, sending the price of transportation

through the sky and trains remain at the cheapest. This is why it is the

means of transportation for many of these were Egyptians. -- of these

poor Egyptians. With me is our Middle East

editor Sebastian Usher. Absolutely devastating for Egypt by

the string caches -- these train crashes have happened before. What's

been the reaction so far? The president has expressed his sorrow

over what happened and has said, as is normal in these circumstances,

anybody who is found to be responsible will be punished. You

need to go about 2013, 2012, to the last major train accidents in Egypt.

Rather than being trains running into each other, these were trains

at level crossings hitting buses. In one, it was attributed to the person

that was supposed to be watching over the level crossing, they had

fallen asleep. Trained Remainer and inexpensive -- Michael to remain an

inexpensive mode of transport for people of every class. -- Michael to

remain. The management and Ezra structure has backed behind for

years and years. This will be fuelled again by this accident, the

feeling that there isn't enough concerned by the Egyptian

authorities, even though this is a lifeline for people. There is talk

of investment for this particular line. Thank you very much. We will

go back to Nairobi, where we expect the result of the Kenyan general

election. We heard earlier the commission focused on exactly how

the selection has been carried through and, as the result was

expected, we were told it has to be signed. Leadsom gentleman. -- ladies

and gentlemen. Allow me to continue my speech.

LAUGHTER By the power was vested in me, and

will meet to provide you -- allow me to provide with you the final tally

of the election results. These are the results from the countries. The

role requires I read all of them. -- the counties, the law requires. I

will start with Mombasa. 580,006 and 44 registered voters. 580,006 and 44

registered voters. Mohammed, 1004 64. Representing 43%.

Next candidate, 0.4%. The following candidate, 0.1%. The next candidate,

19 Everest APPLAUSE Representing 28.9 7%.

The following candidate, representing 0.2%. Joseph William

1271, representing 0.37%. The next candidate, 69.76%. The total vote

cast, 342,347. This is 100% of vote. This means that there were no

spoiled votes. The next county. 281,102 and registered fortress. --

focus Mac. 3.8%. Uhuru Kenyatta 43,694, 23.59%.

These are life images from Nairobi, the national electoral centre. We

still await the Electoral Commission, McWhirter, to announce

the results. We believe that at the moment the announcement is going

through constituencies. There are 40 constituencies. When we get the

final result, we will bring that, I promise.

36 people have been killed after a coach crashed into a wall

It was travelling from Chengdu in the south west to central China

The cause of the crash is still unclear.

49 people were aboard this bus when it slammed into the wall

of a northern Chinese expressway on Thursday night.

More than 30 of those passengers were killed on impact,

The coach was travelling to Chengdu city to central China.

Highways around the tunnel were blocked for hours,

and vehicles diverted in the wake of the crash.

It is still unclear as to what caused it.

But deadly road accidents are common in China.

Traffic regulations are often flouted all go unenforced by police.

Overcrowded coaches are common across the country.

In 2015, more than 58,000 people died on Chinese roads.

High speeds and aggressive driving contributing to the death toll.

We are still awaiting the results from the Kenyan general election. We

will bring that to you as soon as we can.

The weather was a little bit disappointing for most of us today.

Pretty overcast. The weekend is looking good. Sunshine it will be

around and it looks mostly dry. Potentially a bit of rain.