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BY SILAS NKALA THE Matabeleland Institute for Human Rights (MIHR) has decried the sharp increase in cases of violence at water points
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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.
TEGUCIGALPA, (Reuters) - The Honduran economy is expected to shrink by a record 10.5% this year due to the combined crisis of the coronavirus and two deadly hurricanes last month, President Juan Orlando Hernandez said yesterday, its worst performance in more than six decades.
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JAMAICA and the rest of the Caribbean will just have to wait to see how the Administration of United States (US) President-elect Joe Biden will engage the region.US officials yesterday told journalists at the round-table discussion at its Kingston embassy that they would not speculate on the possible posture of the incoming Administration.
BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) - Brazil’s government will offer COVID-19 vaccines to all Brazilians free of charge, once health regulator Anvisa gives it scientific and legal approval, President Jair Bolsonaro said yesterday.
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Suspended MDC-T spokesperson Khaliphani Phugeni yesterday walked out of court a free man after being acquitted of rape charges he was facing. by NQOBANI NDLOVU He was being accused of raping a minor. Phugeni appeared before Western Commonage regional magistrate Sibongile Msipa-Marondeze who absolved him saying the case lacked compelling evidence. Phugeni allegedly committed the crime between June and November 2018 in Mhlangeni in Bulawayo. He denied the charges. In an interview after the acquittal of Phugeni, the minor’s mother said the acquittal pained her. “It’s very painful. “Words alone cannot explain my hurt, anger and disappointment. “That was an unfair judgment. “How can somebody rape a 14-year-old child and say it was consensual? “I will not rest till I find justice for my daughter. “People cannot abuse their positions of authority to violate our kids and women in general,” she said. In Phugeni’s last court appearance, the mother of the minor denied claims that she wanted to soil his image after he was nominated for Senate. This followed revelations that she informed politicians such as Lovemore Moyo, the leader of the United Movement for Devolution and Abednico Bhebhe, the ousted MDC-T organising secretary about the case before reporting the matter to the police. “The complainant’s mother told the court that she wanted to resolve the matter politically. Phugheni was represented by lawyer Kholwani Ngwenya. She also told the court that her daughter suffered depression after the rape ordeal and turned to intoxicating substances to deal with the depression. “Her behaviour changed, she started sleeping out and getting drunk. “She would refuse to disclose what was going on in her life, save to say that ’my problems are piling up’. “She disclosed the rape ordeal after I threatened to beat her up for untoward behaviour,” the mother said. Phugeni’s lawyer said: “The evidence by the complainant and her mother was manifestly unreliable as it was discredited and could not prove a prima facie offence on a charge of rape that the accused person was facing. “He was thus found not guilty and acquitted.”
Zane Killian, who has serious charges against him, has to isolate after coming into contact with a cellmate who showed COVID-19 symptoms.
