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The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) has confirmed that an assistant returning officer has resigned as a result of an investigation into concerns raised by People’s National Party (PNP) caretaker for St Ann North East constituency Dr Ryan Simpson...
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.
WESTERN BUREAU: People’s National Party (PNP) leadership candidate Lisa Hanna, while remaining noncommittal about whether she would make Senate appointments available to party stalwarts Peter Bunting and Norman Horne, says that all options remain...
Lisa Hanna has picked up the endorsement of two key People’s National Party (PNP) operatives as the campaign for the presidency of the 82-year-old political organisation intensifies. PNP Vice President Phillip Paulwell yesterday threw his lot in...
The ANC in a statement has said that it would end its coalition with the PA, after both parties could not agree on how to handle matters of governance in municipal entities.
MEMBERS of Lisa Hanna's campaign team insist that despite the impression being given in some quarters, the St Ann South Eastern Member of Parliament (MP) and party treasure has been nothing but loyal to the 82-year-old political organisation.
Internal campaigns have planted seeds of political division in the People’s National Party (PNP), leaving it badly damaged since 1992, but the temperature has risen exponentially in leadership races since, according to the party’s longest-serving...
[Daily News] AS the country inches to the General Election on 28th next week, religious leaders have been urged to abstain from engaging with people, who preach and plan chaos.
The skills of Dr Peter Phillips will be sought to play an advisory role in the future development of the People's National Party (PNP), if presidential aspirant Mark Golding has any say in the matter.
During the ANC's national executive committee (NEC) virtual meeting, its treasurer-general, Paul Mashatile, said the party was now mulling cutting its staff by 50%.
In a massive Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) victory in the September 3 general election, reminiscent of the 1980 polls, the People’s National Party (PNP) again managed to keep one of their safest seats in Jamaica, St Ann South East, which they have...
The Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs (RICE) received a $1.5 million philanthropic investment from Wells Fargo & Company. The momentous investment aims to scale Wells Fargo's continuous support of the phenomenal work at RICE through initiatives aimed to develop small businesses, facilitate access to capital, curate dedicated learning spaces, and expand RICE's reach and … Continued
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Career civil servant Leslie Harrow is the new head of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM).Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Desmond McKenzie announced the appointment yesterday with Harrow to take up the role of director general of the ODPEM today.
Alameda County voters can cast their ballot or drop off a completed ballot from Oct. 31-Nov. 3 The Oakland Athletics and Alameda County announced that the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena will serve as an Accessible Voting Location (AVL) in the 2020 General Election. Alameda County voters can cast their ballot at the Coliseum site beginning […]
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He got his middle name from his mother's lineage, which is linked to the third president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, like him, a lawyer, who drafted the American Declaration of Independence, which took effect July 4, 1776.
By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia has declared a coronavirus emergency that will suspend Parliament at least until August and halt any bids to seek a general election, but critics charged it was a political move by embattled Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to stay in power. The palace said in a statement Tuesday that King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah consented Monday to Muhyiddin's proposal for an emergency until Aug. 1 to curb the virus spread, which has reached a critical level. In a televised speech, Muhyiddin assured citizens that the emergency was 'not a […]
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As the official voting day for Georgia’s Senate nears, the state has already seen a whopping turnout. 1,470,764 Georgia voters have already cast their vote via absentee ballot or early in-person voting. The Senate races come down to two contests; Sen.David Perdueand Democrat candidateJon Ossoffthen Sen.Kelly Loefflerand Democrat Rev.Raphael Warnock. Runoffs sparked between the candidates last month […]
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