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Far-right French leader Marine Le Pen – a presidential candidate in the last three elections – and members of her National Rally (RN) party face trial on allegations that they misused European Union funds.
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.
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. It is no longer constitutional to ban people under felony indictment from buying guns, a federal judge in Texas ruled Monday. U.S. District Judge David Counts, appointed by former President Donald Trump to Texas’ western […]
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A Malawi Police officer has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for raping a 17-year-old girl at Limbe Police Station. Chagaga raped the teenager on two occasions in December, 2020 after she was detained at the police station. The police officer was convicted last year in July by the Limbe First Grade Magistrate’s Court […]
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According to the ACC, the role of the Task Force is “to ensure that the targeted beneficiaries for the World Bank supported National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA) direct cash transfer efforts, are captured in a transparent and accountable manner.”
Speaking on radio two days ago, Deputy Commissioner (DC) of the ACC – Augustine Foday Ngobie, warned that officers handling the cash transfer project must be very careful, adding that anyone caught manipulating the system for selfish purposes will face the full penalty of the law as provided under the amended Anti-Corruption Act of 2008.
“Our mandate in this particular cash transfer provided by World Bank through NaCSA is to ensure that the specific categories of persons affected by the economic downturn due to Covid19 in Bo, Kenema, Makeni and Port Loko are captured”, DC Ngobie emphasized.
Mr. Ngobie also said that the cash transfer is not meant for any political party, local leaders or groups other than those targeted, who are in the informal sector so as to ensure that their businesses do not hit rock-bottom with the outbreak of the pandemic which has halted many viable commercial activities in Sierra Leone.
Whilst commenting on the penalties for abusing the cash transfer system, the Coordinator for Operations at the ACC – Emmanuel Koivaya Amara, reminded the people of Bo, Kenema, Makeni and Port Loko that President Bio’s administration signed an agreement with the World Bank in 2019 for US$30 million – a grant from the International Development Association (IDA), to finance the Social Safety Net (SSN) Project which initially targeted 35,000 beneficiaries in all 16 districts of the country.
By Paul Cobb As the publisher of the Oakland Post, I am disappointed with recent mainstream media coverage and editorials trying to make tabloid news out of Assemblymember Mia Bonta’s appointment as chair of the California Assembly Budget Subcommittee #5 on Public Safety. Assemblymember Bonta (D- Oakland), a member of the California Legislative Black Caucus, […]
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… the strength and power of African American women in new exhibit called … and celebration of black women, African-American women,” said Wardell Picquet, artist …
Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) director general Martha Chizuma can return to work as the Malawi Law Society (MLS) has obtained an injunction against her suspension and arrest. Secretary to the President and Cabinet Colleen Zamba last week interdicted Chizuma because she is facing criminal charges over her leaked audio. However, the MLS went to the High […]
The post Malawi Law Society obtains injunction against Chizuma’s arrest and suspension appeared first on Malawi24.
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The Texas Supreme Court on Friday rejected a Republican effort to remove a host of Libertarian candidates from the November ballot, saying the GOP did not bring their challenge soon enough. In a unanimous opinion, […]
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The Chisenjere First Grade Magistrate Court in Blantyre has ordered a 36-year-old truck driver to pay a fine of K600,000 for causing death by reckless driving at Kameza roundabout Blantyre, Malawi last week. According to Chileka police public relations officer Sergeant Jonathan Phillipo, the driver Tiyakhulenji Chitseko was on Saturday, 28th January, 2023 found guilty […]
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A 23-year-old Nigerian national has been sentenced to six years in prison in Malawi for being found in possession of cocaine and cannabis sativa. The chief resident magistrate's court in Lilongwe last week handed the sentence to 23-year old Nigerian national, Chigozie Franklin Ifeanyi-Chukwu. The offense is contrary to Registration 4(a) of Dangerous Regulation as […]
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By Marissa Greene Originally appeared in the Texas Tribune The nine-member Texas Court of Criminal Appeals is the state’s highest appellate court for all decisions on Texas criminal matters. But its pivotal role in Texas’ legal system does not mean it’s easy for voters to find information on the five candidates running for three seats on the court in November. “The judicial elections in Texas are invisible to most voters, and so voters tend to vote for their partisanship or they tend to vote for incumbent judges whose names they might recognize,” said Cal Jillson, a political science professor at
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[Monitor] Former State minister for Information, Communication and Technology, Ms Ida Nantaba, has refused to heed calls by the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party officials to stop supporting an Independent candidate in the Kayunga District LC5 by-election.
Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A federal judge has ruled that Biden administration guidelines requiring employers to provide protections for LGBTQ employees go too far, in a win for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who brought suit against the rules […]
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The senior resident magistrate court in Mzuzu has ordered a 35-year-old Pakistani national to pay a fine of K25,000 for entering Malawi illegally. The convict has been identified as Azizullah Sheran. State Prosecutor assistant Superintendent Paul Lada told the court that on 2 January, 2022 the suspect entered the country without obtaining a Visa and […]
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In interviews, Black Texans expressed frustration over uneven progress, restrictions on teaching about racism in public schools and limitations on their political representation and voting access.
By Stacy M. Brown Originally appeared in NNPA WNBA Star Brittney Griner will remain in a Russian prison and serve the bulk of her 9-year sentence following the Moscow Regional Court’s decision on Tuesday to uphold her earlier conviction and sentence. The court slightly reduced the sentence by granting Griner 1.5 days of time served. The Phoenix Mercury all-star has been in custody since Feb. 17. Tuesday’s outcome only hastened fears that Griner would now be sent to one of Russia’s brutal prison colonies, where abuse and even torture reportedly occurs routinely. “We are aware of the news out of
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NEW YORK (AP) - Democrats formally nominated Joe Biden as their 2020 presidential nominee Tuesday night, as party officials and activists from across the nation gave the former vice president their overwhelming support during his party's all-virtual national convention. The moment marked a political high point for Biden, who had sought the presidency twice before and is now cemented as the embodiment of Democrats' desperate desire to defeat President Donald Trump this fall. The roll call of convention delegates formalized what has been clear for months since Biden took the lead in the primary elections' chase for the nomination. It came as he worked to demonstrate the breadth of his coalition for a second consecutive night, this time blending support from his party's elders and fresher faces to make the case that he has the experience and energy to repair chaos that Trump has created at home and abroad. Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State John Kerry - and former Republican Secretary of State Colin Powell - were among the heavy hitters on a schedule that emphasized a simple theme: Leadership matters. Former President Jimmy Carter, now 95 years old, also made an appearance. "Donald Trump says we're leading the world. Well, we are the only major industrial economy to have its unemployment rate triple," Clinton said. "At a time like this, the Oval Office should be a command center. Instead, it's a storm center. There's only chaos." Tuesday's speaking program underscored Biden's challenge as he seeks to inspire a new generation of voters. While the Democratic leaders of yesteryear can point to experience and achievement, many of them are aging white men. Just 77 days before the election, Biden has neither history nor enthusiasm on his side. Just one incumbent...
The chairman of Tanzania's main opposition party, Freeman Mbowe, has been hospitalised after being attacked and injured by unknown assailants, police and party officials said on Tuesday.
Mbowe was set upon late on Monday as he returned home in the capital Dodoma, his party, Chadema, said in a statement posted on its official Twitter account.
Our priority now is his health,\" Chadema official John Mnyika told local media.
Mbowe has repeatedly accused the government of covering up the true extent of the coronavirus in Tanzania, where authorities stopped updating figures in April.
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Mbowe and several other opposition MPs were briefly jailed in March in connection with a banned protest against President John Magufuli's government, which has been accused of crushing dissent and harassing political opponents.
