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The party said the expulsion of Mr Kachikwu and seven others is a "strategic step to clean its stable and determined to move into reckoning across the country."
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Critics have called it a stunt to invite sympathy. Yet Amuriat says campaigning without shoes is a protest and that those who do not get its symbolism are missing a point.
Uganda is due to hold a general election on January 14. Amuriat and another opposition candidate, Bobi Wine have had their rallies violently dispersed by security forces or been arrested.
In mid-November, scores of people were killed as security forces attempted to quell protests against the arrest and detention of Bobi Wine.
Police has accused the candidates of addressing huge gatherings in contravention of regulations on COVID-19 prevention.
Swollen feet
In an interview with one of the dailies in Uganda, Amuriat said his feet hurt a lot and has to pour cold water on them in between campaign stops for some relief.
Doctors have cautioned him on the potential danger of contracting tetanus from cuts to his feet.
Yet Amuriat remains adamant. He says by refusing to wear shoes, he’s standing in solidarity with people whose wealth and opportunities have been stolen by the country’s longtime ruler Yoweri Museveni.
JUST IN: FDC presidential candidate Patrick Amuriat has been arrested at the border of Rubirizi and Bushenyi districts. The reason for his arrest is yet to be known📹 @MukhayeD#MonitorUpdates#UGDecides2021 pic.twitter.com/xopK4FMoD0
— Daily Monitor (@DailyMonitor) December 4, 2020
Museveni, in power since 1986 is seeking a new term. In 2017, he changed the constitution to remove age limits that would have stopped him from seeking re-election.
FDC is Uganda’s largest opposition party. In 3 previous elections, the party fronted veteran activist and retired army colonel Kizza Besigye for president.
The Gauteng Department of Health said contact tracing of Gauteng students who attended the matric rage event in KZN is currently underway.
According to Deadline, MSNBC is launching two new weekend shows with political analyst Tiffany Cross and Washington Post opinion columnist Jonathan Capehart. After weeks of competing for the coveted weekend slots on the network, previously held by Joy Reid's \"A.M. Joy\", both were announced to be filling the slots, with Cross anchoring MSNBC on Saturdays between 10 a.m. and noon, while Capehart leads Sundays in the same time period.
DISGRUNTLED Midlands State University (MSU) journalism students have written to the Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education (Zimche) and government demanding reinstatement of their programme or else they would challenge the decision in court. BY MOSES MATENGA The war between the university, Zimche and the affected students has been raging for over a month after the withdrawal of the media degree programme and the masters in media and society studies at the university without consulting lecturers and other stakeholders. Students and other involved parties suspect that the move was political. In a letter addressed to the Zimche chief executive Kuzvinetsa Dzvimbo, the students represented by lawyers from Mataka Legal Practice said: “Needless to say, you simply advised Midlands State University that it was uncanny to have such a degree. With all due respect, such reasoning is baseless, unfounded and it ought to be reversed by reinstating the degree. Could you please reverse your decision and reinstate our client’s degree, failing which we have instructions to approach the courts of law for an appropriate remedy and all the legal costs shall be on your account.” It was not clear whether Zimche had responded to the students’ demand by yesterday. l Follow Moses on Twitter @mmatenga
Stopping the Exploitation of Prisoners and Their Families Requires More Comprehensive Solutions By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. 2020 brought renewed global focus to issues of social justice in America. From the racial disparities and inequities highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic to the killings of George Floyd and so many other Black and Brown Americans … Continued
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Howard University announced this week that award-winning journalist Joy Reid has been named as a Hearst visiting professor to teach a master class in Spring 2021 for... View Article
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… the university are Black or African American. According to fall 2019 data … students, 21.9 percent of African American students and 34.3 percent …
… general, would be the first African-American to lead the Pentagon, but …
The MORE Act passed in the House on Friday, the first of many steps to reverse and rectify the extensive damage done by prohibition largely affecting Black and brown communities.
WhatsApp was recently crowned as the most popular non-gaming mobile app with the highest revenue, according to analytics company Sensor Tower.
… state’s most prominent African-American Democrat, Stacey Abrams, … getting some of their African-American voters to come … . “But African-Americans have never had an African-American Senate candidate … disturbing — referring to an African-American man as an “it …
After the House voted along party lines Friday to decriminalize marijuana on the federal level, congressional Republicans questioned Democrats' priorities, as the bill is unlikely […]
Sixty-five years ago on December 1, 42-year-old Rosa Parks boarded a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, to head home after working at her job as a seamstress. At the time, public buses in the city were segregated per city law, and the first 10 seats were permanently reserved for white passengers. A diagram at the National... [Read More]
By SCOTT SMITH Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's political alliance claimed a sweeping victory Monday in congressional elections boycotted by the most influential opposition politicians and widely criticized internationally as being fraudulent. The win gives Maduro control of the last major branch of government outside his grasp. It plays out in the waning days of the Trump administration, which leaves office with Maduro firmly entrenched despite its efforts to bring about his departure through diplomacy and sanctions. 'We have recovered the National Assembly with the majority vote of the Venezuelan people,' Maduro said in a […]
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A new education model is taking a fresh approach to preparing youngsters for the future.
[East African] Governments in Africa lose about $25 billion annually to corporate abuse by multinationals who transfer profits to offshore tax havens and to individuals engaging in tax evasion through undeclared assets.
[Nairobi News] The Thika-based millionaire who disappeared 11 weeks ago showed up yesterday, saying he had been released by people who were holding him hostage.
A proposed COVID-19 relief bill is expected to get backing from President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell but it... View Article
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Congress is working to extend government funding for one week in order to continue talks on a government spending bill and a coronavirus relief package.
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelan President Nicol�s Maduro's political alliance claimed a sweeping victory yesterday in congressional elections boycotted by the most influential opposition politicians and widely criticized internationally as being fraudulent.
The family of Breonna Taylor suffered another setback when the Kentucky Prosecutors Advisory Council voted to deny their request to appoint a new special prosecutor.
Ramaphosa said members of the ruling party knew the Zondo Commission would cast a spotlight on the movement, however, it needed to be done.
A Democratic congressman, whose district in Brooklyn and Queens in New York represents a significant number of Caribbean nationals, has strongly supported the passage of legislation in the US House of Representatives decriminalizing marijuana.
[The Herald] In his address to the extraordinary AU summit on Sunday themed \"Silencing the Guns\", President Mnangagwa outlined a multi-pronged approach to resolve conflict and deal with threats from gangs of terrorists or criminals.
[AI London] Older people have suffered in unique ways from the conflict that has raged for almost a decade in Northeast Nigeria, with many starved or slaughtered in their homes or left to languish and die in squalid, unlawful military detention, Amnesty International said in a new report today.
