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Ms Abdiwahab not only represents women but also the marginalised communities of Northern Kenya, where the party enjoys a massive following.
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.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley has praised West Indies Test captain Jason Holder’s “wisdom, maturity and discipline”, one of three sitting political leaders hailing the all-rounder’s leadership of the Caribbean side and celebrating last weekend’s success in the first Test against England.
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Allan Boesak , in full Allan Aubrey Boesak (born Feb. 23, 1946, Kakamas, S.Af.), South African clergyman, who was one of South Africa’s leading spokesmen against the country’s policy of racial separation, or apartheid.
Boesak was born to Christian parents who were classified as Coloured (of mixed European and African ancestry) by the South African government. From an early age he had been interested in preaching, and at age 17 he entered the University of the Western Cape to begin his theological studies. Frustrated by the attitudes of his white teachers at the all-Coloured university, Boesak was eventually persuaded to remain in the Dutch Reformed Mission Church (Nederduitse Gereformeerde Sendingkerk, the Coloured branch of the Dutch Reformed Church) by Beyers Naudé, a white minister who had been cast out for his antiapartheid position. Boesak was ordained in the Dutch Reformed Church in 1968. From 1970 to 1976 he studied in the Netherlands and in the United States. After he returned to South Africa, he became politically active, teaching and preaching while organizing opposition to South African government policies. He also joined the African National Congress (ANC).
In 1982 Boesak persuaded members of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches to declare apartheid a heresy and to suspend membership of the white South African churches; he served as president of the alliance from 1982 to 1991. In 1983 he helped organize the United Democratic Front (UDF), a multiracial association of all manner of groups opposed to apartheid, and in 1984 he and others organized a massive boycott of the national elections. Boesak was arrested a number of times for his participation in demonstrations, and his movements and speech were restricted.
After the fall of apartheid in the early 1990s, Boesak remained active in the ANC, which came to dominate South African politics. In 1994, however, he was accused of misappropriating money donated to his charity, Foundation for Peace and Justice. The allegations forced him to withdraw
Grace Ogot , née Grace Emily Akinyi (born May 15, 1930, Butere, near Kisumu, central Nyanza Region, Kenya—died March 18, 2015, Nairobi), Kenyan author of widely anthologized short stories and novels who also held a ministerial position in Kenya’s government.
Amani National Congress (ANC) party leader Musalia Mudavadi wants Kenya to renegotiate bilateral and multilateral debts with its external lenders, including those in the Eurobond market, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
In an exclusive interview with the Nation, the ANC leader said Kenya should ask the lenders to relax debt repayment terms or have some loans written off in the wake of the virus crisis that is taking a heavy toll on the economy.
The ANC leader urged the government to quickly rationalise its projects and programmes due to the heat of the pandemic and prioritise on renegotiating the country's debts.
\"After we successfully contain the pandemic, the country should also relook [each] sector like for instance tea, hides and skins, horticultural, export sector among others and ensure proper efforts are applied to revive the sectors,\" said Mr Mudavadi.
Mr Mudavadi urged the government to work with bodies like the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) and the private sector to offer support and extend incentives to small-scale businesses in order to mitigate the effects of Covid-19 and help them make a comeback after the pandemic.
On June 11, more than 60 community members and business leaders engaged in discussions about the issues faced by homeless youth, many of whom contend with housing insecurity due to abuse, neglect, teen pregnancy, or LGBTQ issues.
A proposal to dissolve the Strategic Food Reserve Trust Fund (SFRTF) and have its functions transferred to the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) has sparked disquiet with a section of leaders from the Western region now alleging the hand of cartels in the decision.
At its establishment in 2015 under the Public Finance Management Act, SFRTF was mandated to ensure strategic food reserve in the country by ensuring stability of food supplies and prices and mobilizing funds to support related activities.
To oversight the fund, Strategic Food Reserve Oversight Board (SFROB) was established under the same PFM Act (2012) under the SFRTF regulations of 2015 and mandated to provide oversight and policy direction to the fund.
It argues that dissolving SFRTF will leave the process of strategic food reserve management to ministries without any oversight, taking back the country to the previous status quo where the government lost billions through the Strategic Grain Reserve, which necessitated the establishment of the former.
It claims NCPB, which is the fund's agent for procurement, storage, transportation and sale of strategic food reserve stocks has on several occasions failed to remit full proceeds of sale of its Strategic Food Reserve sales and overtime accumulated debts of unpaid invoices after failing to provide necessary documentation to facilitate settlement of the same.
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We view diversity through multiple lenses – race, gender, sexual orientation/identity, age, religion, physical abilities, socio-economic status – all of the attributes that make us who we are and think the way we do. And we recognize the incredible advantage of building and maintaining a diverse, culturally intelligent and agile workforce to serve the needs of demographically changing stakeholders.
Our diversity and inclusion strategy is a two-pronged effort designed to maximize workforce diversity and create a climate for inclusion: externally, we engage in partnerships with powerful, diversity-focused organizations to deliver talent, grow the pipeline and earn recognition as a D&I thought leader and advocate for people of color and women in business. Internally, we work to provide development and advancement opportunities for diverse employees, drive widespread engagement and education, and elevate the reach of diversity and inclusion to advance a climate that fosters collaboration and drives peak performance.
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