KENYA: VIOLENT BRAWL BREAKS OUT AS SOMALI GOVERNMENT VOTES ON DIVISIVE ISSUE OF USING FOREIGN TROOPS TO HELP RESTORE CALM IN THE COUNTRY

Record ID: 931666

  • Title: KENYA: VIOLENT BRAWL BREAKS OUT AS SOMALI GOVERNMENT VOTES ON DIVISIVE ISSUE OF USING FOREIGN TROOPS TO HELP RESTORE CALM IN THE COUNTRY
  • Date: 17th March 2005
  • Summary: (BN15) NAIROBI, KENYA (MARCH 17, 2005) (KENYA TELEVISION NETWORK - STRICTLY NO ACCESS KENYA) 1. PAN: SOMALI PARLIAMENT IN PROGRESS 0.09 2. VARIOUS OF PARLIAMENTARIANS IN FRONT OF BALLOT BOX 0.19 3. VARIOUS OF CHAIRMAN OF MEETING SHOWING BALLOT PAPER (2 SHOTS) 0.31 4. ANGRY PARLIAMENTARIANS 0.36 5. SOMALI PRIME MINISTER TRYING TO CALM SITUATION; MAN BREAKING BALLOT BOX 0.51 6. VARIOUS OF ANGRY MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT SHOUTING 0.55 7. SOMALI PRIME MINISTER MOHAMED ALI GEDI BEING WHISKED OUT OF HALL 1.03 8. VARIOUS OF COMMOTION AND FIGHTING IN HALL/PARLIAMENTARIAN HITTING ANOTHER WITH CHAIR 1.39 9. (SOUNDBITE)(English) SOMALIA MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, AWAD ASHAREH SAYING: "It's an unfortunate thing that happened today but you know it shows the democracy also. There was a motion by the government in which they stated the deployment of foreign troops from Africa and Arab States. But there was a parallel motion which was that the exclusion of front States - and the situation - we have experienced this." 2.12 (W5) NAIROBI, KENYA (MARCH 17, 2005) (KENYA TELEVISION NETWORK - STRICTLY NO ACCESS KENYA) 10. VARIOUS OF MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT BLEEDING FROM HEAD WOUND (3 SHOTS) 2.28 11. (SOUNDBITE)(English) SOMALIA MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT, AWAD ASHAREH SAYING: "The deployment of the foreign troops is very important for Somalia - but for the neighbouring countries, we are now building a trust and contributing to reconciliation of Somalia but their deployment will have difficulty in our Republic - any soldier or any person from the neighbouring states is hurt in Somalia - it will have an impact of our relations - therefore we like them to keep them away as the Americans and Europeans, they mostly realise the exclusion of countries which are having boundaries with Somalia." 3.13 12. CAR DRIVING TO PICK UP INJURED MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT; INJURED MP GETTING INTO CAR (2 SHOTS) 3.26 (W5) NAIROBI, KENYA (MARCH 17, 2005)(REUTERS TELEVISION) (NIGHTSHOTS) 13. SOMALI PRIME MINISTER MOHAMED ALI GEDI WALKING TO CHAIR 3.34 14. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SOMALI PRIME MINISTER MOHAMED ALI GEDI SAYING: "There are ways to address the reconcilliation process. The judgement will be done by the Somali people, because they are witnessing, they are getting the information. The plan for the next step for my cabinet is very clear. I want to relocate the government back to Somalia, and this is obviously the way forward. Confusions will not stop me." 4.08 15. WS: JOURNALISTS AND SOMALI PRIME MINSTER AND AIDES 4.11 16. (SOUNDBITE)(English) SOMALI PRIME MINSIETR, MOHAMED ALI GEDI, SAYING: "Those who are trying to spoil the good relationship and neighbourhood of the countries in the region of Somalia, cannot be accepted." 4.25 17. SOMALI PRIME MINISTER SHAKING HANDS WITH REUTERS JOURNALIST AND LEAVING 4.33 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: NAIROBI, KENYA
  • Country: Kenya
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