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[Monitor] A Ugandan weightlifter who disappeared ahead of Olympics kickoff in western Japan last week has been found, officials said Tuesday.
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.
LOCAL Government Minister Desmond McKenzie warned yesterday that the authorities will be targeting illegal events that have been advertised for the festive season, in clear breach of the Disaster Risk Management Order.He told the House of Representatives that among the events is one dubbed 'Shut Yu Mouth Wid Yu likkle Bit a Money', set for Club Eutopia in Bull Bay, St Andrew, today. He said the police have been alerted about the event.
The nation’s largest African American video oral history archive is hosting a virtual convening to address the “crisis” of key public figures passing away without having their stories documented and preserved for the benefit of succeeding generations. In what is described as “a race against time,” The HistoryMakers assembled some of the nation’s “top African […]
Eskom’s former board chairperson Ben Ngubane has told the Zondo commission into state capture that the board was not opposed to the appointment of former CEO Brian Molefe because he was highly skilled and experienced.
She did it out of respect to her ancestors.
According to the Public School Forum of North Carolina, 72 percent of Black and Brown students in the state’s public schools have parents who lack secure employment, compared with 21 percent of white students.
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) President Clifton Reader is inviting Jamaicans in the Diaspora to book hotel stays on the resilient corridors of their native land for Christmas vacation.
RESIDENTS in Westmoreland may face stricter COVID-19 regulations as the surging number of novel coronavirus infections there threaten to wipe out months of gains against the scourge on the island.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden made two key domestic policy picks, selecting Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge as his housing and urban development secretary and former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to reprise that role in his administration, according to five people familiar with the decisions. The picks on Tuesday highlighted Biden’s delicate balancing act as […]
[Nation] Anne Lutowei has been selling fruits and vegetables for more than 10 years at Sogomo trading centre. The shopping centre is adjacent to the University of Eldoret. Like most traders, Ms Lutowei's business depended on the institution for survival, but since closure and subsequent slow reopening of learning institutions, she barely does any business.
Photo credits: Warner Brothers Pictures In retaliation to an attempt by African Americans to innocently use their legal and democratic right to vote, at least 50 of them were murdered during a brutal Election Day massacre in Ocoee, Florida on Nov. 2, 1920. This horrific event in American history is now called the Ocoee Massacre. On […]
[Monitor] The police have withheld the body of a detective Assistant Inspector of Police, who died of Coronavirus, after the deceased maternal and paternal relatives disagreed on where he should be buried.
[African Arguments] As treatments for COVID-19 are sought, there also needs to be a stronger stance against promoting unproven medicines.
The performance agreements President Cyril Ramaphosa signed with each minister have all been signed and are available for public perusal.
[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolan government and the Representative of Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in Angola have officially signed the Country Programming Framework (CPF) agreement for 2020-2023 period.
Roberson is the author of numerous books of poetry, including To See the Earth Before the End of the World (2010), which was a runner up for the Los Angeles Times Poetry Award; The New Wing of the Labyrinth (2009); City Eclogue (2006); Atmosphere Conditions (1999), which was chosen by Nathaniel Mackey for the National Poetry Series and […]
ZIMBABWE might not be considered a powerhouse in world rugby but continues to enjoy an influence on the global game following yet another honour for players who trace their roots to this country. BY DANIEL NHAKANISO Eight years after the Tsimba brothers Richard (now late) and Kennedy were inducted to the World Rugby Hall of Fame, two Zimbabwe born former international rugby stars, Tendai “Beast” Mtawarira and David Pocock were named in the World Rugby’s Team of the Decade. The legendary duo’s inclusion in World Rugby Team of the Decade as part of the Special Edition Awards held on Monday cements Zimbabwe’s growing status as a conveyer belt of talent to the rugby world. The World Rugby Awards Special Edition celebrated members of the rugby family who have provided outstanding service during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as players and teams who have starred over the last decade in a virtual show. The Men’s Team of the Decade features a strong South African front-row presence in Mtawarira, who retired from Test rugby after guiding the Springboks to the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. Mtawarira is one of the three South Africans in the Men’s Team of the Decade together with abrasive hooker Bismarck du Plessis and the Springboks’ most prolific try-scorer Bryan Habana. The 35-year old Harare born Mtawarira represented South Africa an incredible 117 times in Test rugby since making his debut against Wales at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on June 14, 2008. Mtawarira, who attended Prospect Primary as well as Churchill School and Peterhouse College before moving to South Africa, is the most capped prop in South African history and the third most capped Springbok of all time behind lock Victor Matfield (127) and Habana (124). There was also a place in the Team of the Decade for former Australia campaign Pocock, who was born in Gweru and relocated with his family to Australia at the age of 12 at the height of the chaotic land reform programme. The young Pocock landed in Brisbane, Australia, and made himself into one of the greatest Wallabies of all time but he has maintained a strong connection with the country of his birth. Pocock retired from the international game after last year’s Rugby World Cup and walked away from all forms of rugby two months ago before revealing plans to assist Zimbabwe to qualify for their first World Cup since 1991.
The Chinese Embassy in Kingston says it rejects recent remarks made by United States (US) Deputy Chief of Mission John McIntyre that suggested the Asian economic superpower poses strategic risks through its telecommunications equipment and devices...
After the Black Lives Matter movement erupted this summer in the wake of George Floyd’s killing in Minneapolis under a police officer’s knee, Anne Arundel County residents marched across the county for months, promoting the civil rights movement and decrying violence by the police.
[Monitor] By Rajab Mukombozi
By Staff Note: In our printed December 2020 issue, the title of this article incorrectly read Judge Carlos Moore: Making History at the Helm of the Nation's Largest Association of Black Attorneys', when as published in the story, Moore's tenure as president does not begin until July of 2021. The current president of the National […]
[Monitor] By Job Bwire
The discussion surrounding who should and shouldn't use the N-word has been going on for decades. While most feel as though the use of the […]
United States authorities have admitted that China’s role in the Caribbean remains a talking point in discussions on a range of bi-lateral and other issues of national interest among the US and its regional partners.\tJohn McIntyre,...
