Calls for action in East Africa over misogynistic hate crimes
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The family of the Ugandan athlete, Rebecca Cheptegei, has accused Kenyan police of failing to respond to warnings that her life was in danger. The Ugandan marathon runner was doused with petrol and set on fire at her home in western Kenya - allegedly by her former boyfriend.Also in the programme: France goes from its youngest to its oldest prime minister, he's former EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier, but can he corral a divided parliament? And the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, is in Haiti to urge a timetable for new elections.(Photo: Uganda's Rebecca Cheptegei in action during the women's marathon final August 2023. Credit: Reuters/Dylan Martinez)