(19 Apr 2024)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
++PART MUTE++
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kisumu, Kenya – 19 April 2024
1. Wide of people holding a banner reading (English) "For the love of our kids end the fossil fuels"
2. Various of protesters marching and chanting
3. SOUNDBITE (English) George Bush, Climate activist from Friday for Future and member of Kisumu Environmental champions:
"As we head into the INC4 (UN Environment Programme) for the development of the legally binding plastic treaty, we are asking that our government endorse the development of this treaty and become part of it, so that we can have something to obligate multinational corporations to be responsible for the plastic that they produce. We are also demanding an end to fossil finance and global just transition from fossil fuels to clean energy.”
4. Various of march
5. SOUNDBITE (English) George Bush, Climate activist from Friday for Future and a member of Kisumu Environmental champions:
"With ‘Let Lake Victoria Breathe Again,’ we note that over the past fifty years fish populations, endemic fish populations in the lake have depleted by more than 66 percent. Their ecosystem is being destroyed due to global warming, plastic pollution and fossil fuel emissions into the lake. As of now, the lake is choking, the situation is not the same. We know that water hyacinth is still increasing and this is because of the actions that men have taken because of the decisions that also have not been made. So, we are demanding that we need the lake to be on the lifeline that once was, to be free of plastic, to be free of oil, to not suffer the consequences of the global warming.”
6. Mid of protesters chanting
7. Various of Climate activist and Environmentalist Emmy Jullie Juma holding ticker board with countdown
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Emmy Julie Juma, Climate activist and Environmentalist:
"Due to climatic changes and fossil fuels, currently in Kisumu, Kenya and also in Dubai, we are experiencing long-time weather patterns like long rainfall since January up to now in April in Kisumu, Kenya. We have flooding – something that we do not expect to have at this time of the year. This has led to the displacement of people, also destruction of property and also destruction of businesses. Currently, a lot of people are also having health problems due to stagnant water, whereby the lake is taking back what belongs to it.”
9. Close of poster reading (English): "Resisting the fossil fuel industry"
10. Protesters chanting
11. Various of sculpture of fish made from plastic bottles
12. Aerials of the lake and protesters ++MUTE++
STORYLINE:
Climate activists came out on Friday to protest against fossil fuel industries in Kisumu, Kenya.
The protesters called for changes to stop global warming affecting the water near them and the ecosystems of those bodies of water.
"The ecosystem is being destroyed due to global warming, plastic pollution and fossil fuel emissions into the lake (Victoria)," said climate activist George Bush.
The group were part of global protest taking place on Friday, calling for an end to global warming.
AP video shot by Fred Ooko
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