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The BBI appeal is like a David versus Goliath battle where one side has the legal crème-de-la-crème while the other has young enterprising lawyers.
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 COVID-19 vaccination clinic in the Hoover Met parking lot will be shut down May 19-June 1 for the SEC Baseball Tournament.
President-elect Joe Biden is set to speak in defense of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on Tuesday while the Supreme Court debates its future. The former Vice President has consistently made his support of the ACA known to the public. Stating that he knew the act’s implementation was a “big deal” during the Obama Administration. … Continued
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Idriss Deby Itno, who was on course for a sixth term as Chad's president before he died from injuries sustained in battle, had carved out a reputation as the West's stalwart ally in the Sahel - despite accusations of authoritarianism.
Des milliers d'élèves du primaire et du secondaire ont tourné la page sur leur année scolaire lourdement teintée par la pandémie, mercredi. «C'était dur parce qu'on portait le masque souvent!», a confié une jeune élève de Trois-Rivières, en Mauricie, à la sortie des classes. Les jeunes, les enseignants et les parents; tout le monde a
The post COVID-19: une fin d'année libératrice en éducation appeared first on Haiti24.
Eteni Longondo appeared before a prosecutor in Kinshasa before being driven to the Makala central prison late Friday. He's accused of misappropriating more than $1 million in funds allocated by the World Bank to fight the COVID-19 pandemic
Humans can transmit the coronavirus to their pets — and it happens more often than you think, says a new study.
The post Pets Often Get COVID-19 from Owners: Study appeared first on The Washington Informer.
Joe Clark, the no-nonsense principal of a high school in New Jersey who gained notoriety for his bare-knuckles approach to education and was immortalized on the big screen in the Hollywood production, \"Lean on Me,\" has died at the age of 82.
[Nation] Kinshasa -- Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi has ended the coalition that has ruled the country for 16 months.
Publié le : 25/09/2021 - 07:25 Les derniersmigrants, pour la plupart haïtiens, qui campaientà la frontière avec le Texas,ont quitté le campement insalubre situé sous le pontde la ville de Del Rio après avoir été refoulés. Il y a une semaine ils étaient près de 15 000 à patienter dans le chaos pour demander l'asile
The post Les milliers de migrants haïtiens ont quitté leur campement à la frontière mexicano-américaine appeared first on Haiti24.
Les 22 et 23 juillet sont déclarés fériés et chômés par arrêté gouvernemental.
The post Funérailles de Jovenel Moïse : les 22 et 23 juillet déclarés fériés et chômés appeared first on Haiti24.
President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation on Wednesday, 11 November 2020, giving an update on the country’s efforts to counter the spread of COVID-19
Six of the nation’s largest non-governmental, non-profit membership organizations announced the launch of a vaccine equity and education initiative.
The post Leading CEOs Champion Equity for the Black Community in Accessing COVID-19 Vaccines appeared first on The Washington Informer.
The V.I. government has asked the V.I. Superior Court to dismiss an emergency motion that seeks to block a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees of the territory’s hospitals.
Uhuru Kenyatta will be remembered as a political saint a few years after the 2022 elections and his Jubilee government.
The nation's leading expert on infectious diseases said Thursday most Americans will be able to be inoculated against the coronavirus by April.
The post Fauci Says Vaccines Should Be Open to All by April: 'Open Season' appeared first on The Washington Informer.
