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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.
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Hotspot counties will now observe the nationwide curfew.
ADDIS ABABA, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia registered 306 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 269,500 as of Monday evening, the country's health ministry said. Eight new deaths were reported, bringing the national death toll to 4,084, the ministry said. Meanwhile, the East…
Aladwa said Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary General Atwoli fit the stature of having his name on a road.
About one million children report to secondary schools today
News that Pfizer and BioNTech’s announcement that their coronavirus vaccine was more than 90 percent effective in preventing COVID-19 among those without previous infection arrives as the United States continues to realize record-breaking new cases.
Cheryl Brown, Shirley Krohn and Dr. Marty Lynch | California Black Media Partners As senior citizens we want to commend Governor Gavin Newsom for making us a central part of his “California for all” agenda. He recognizes California’s population is aging rapidly. According to the California Department of Finance, in just ten years, our state’s […]
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[Nation] The High Court in Mombasa has declined to lift a ban on Rafiki film, a locally-made film that is deemed controversial for featuring lesbian romance.
Kenya has so far received over 6.3 million doses of assorted Covid-19 vaccines.
The NNPA continues its campaign to raise awareness about education barriers for students of color and help bridge the learning gap for minorities, especially during the coronavirus pandemic.
The COVID-19 vaccination clinic in the Hoover Met parking lot will be shut down May 19-June 1 for the SEC Baseball Tournament.
Health workers confronted Mkhize with a memorandum of demands on his visit to Lentegeur Psychiatric Hospital in Mitchell’s Plain on Monday.
After a wild and unpredictable year, a coronavirus vaccine is finally here. The first batches are expected to be delivered before the end of 2020 and will prioritize health care…
Spectators will be banned from Olympic venues in Tokyo because of a virus state of emergency, Japan's Olympic minister announced on Thursday, meaning the Games will happen mostly behind closed doors.
Forty-five more Marylanders have died from COVID-19, but hospitalizations continue to fall, according to data released on Saturday by the State Department of Health.
