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The Democratic Socialist will become the first woman mayor of New York’s second largest city.
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 United National Congress said it will not accept responsibility or allow the government to cast blame on its members for the National Gas Company’s $2.1 billion loss recorded for the financial year ending December 31, 2020, or any current problems facing the energy sector.
At a virtual press conference on Sunday, the Opposition responded to comments by Minister of Energy and Energy Industries Stuart Young last week, of “bad deals” made during the People's Partnership's term as the reason why the NGC has landed itself in a bad place today.
In June, the NGC said its financial performance was affected by $4.2 billion charges originating from onerous contracts, impairment of infrastructure, and claims.
At a post-Cabinet press briefing last Thursday, Young insisted the losses faced at NGC were a direct link to a contract signed just before the 2015 general election by the People’s Partnership.
In response, UNC Senator Wade Mark said NGC's challenges were a result of a gas deal agreed to by the Prime Minister and Young in Texas in 2019.
“You come to this country and to tell undisputed lies. When you know that you were responsible for what has happened in Houston, Texas, 2017. You agree upon a price of US$3.50 per MMBtu when NGC was only able to afford US$3.10; that is US$0.40 above what NGC could have afforded.”
He challenged Dr Rowley, “Was it a cabinet decision, or was it you, as the chairman of the energy subcommittee… The prime minister is the one responsible directly for the madness that has taken place at NGC, because of the miss-negotiations that took place in 2017, and those prices took effect in 2019.”
Former energy minister Kevin Ramnarine also criticised Young.
He said under the People’s Partnership NGC was paying far less for natural gas compared to the price in 2021.
In a three-part Facebook post, Ramnarine dismissed comments by Young that the Energy sector plummeted under the People's Partnership.
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He said, “In September 2015 all four LNG trains were operational. Today Train 1 has been down for the last eight months. In September 2015 all twenty plants at Point Lisas were operational. Today the M1, Titan, Mittal and Yara plants are closed and others have closed and reopened but are limping.
“In September 2015, Petrotrin was fully operational as was the refinery. Today, the refinery has been closed going on three years and may never reopen.
“In 2015, natural gas production was 3.8 billion cubic feet per day. Today it is 2.8 billion cubic feet per day. A 26 per cent decline. In 2015 crude oil production averaged 78,360 barrels a day. In 2021 it has thus far averaged 58,431 barrels per day. A 25 per cent decline.
“From 2011-2015, the Ministry of Energy awarded 1.42 million hectares of new acreage for exploration. For the last six years, it has awarded no new acreage for exploration.
In 2015, rig days stood at 2765. In 2020 rig days dropped to 822. From 2011 to 2015 total rig days were 1
[This Day] The various regional leaders in Nigeria have demanded a \"new people-oriented federal constitution\" before the 2023 general election, insisting that the 1999 constitution does not represent the interest of the masses.
With 16 precincts reporting and approximately 1,000 absentee ballots left to count, there are few clear winners in the general election. Locally, County Commission District 1 and District 3 incumbents, Lucious Abrams and Evans Martin, respectively, look to have large enough margins to declare victory. Abrams garnered 1,139 votes (57.26 percent) to challenger Rodney Braswell, who had 42.74 percent with […]
Mwaura claims the ruling party was interested in him because of his “high value and talent”.
Volusia County races will include county chair; council district seats 2, 3 and 4; sheriff; property appraiser; county clerk; and supervisor of elections.
Our officers and committee members always have voter registration material on hand,” said Cynthia Slater, local NAACP president.
The local Democratic Party also is encouraging absentee ballot voting during the pandemic.
The Minority Elected Officials of Volusia County also is encouraging voters to register and hit the polls, especially African Americans and other minorities.
The Minority Elected Officials, like the NAACP, is concerned with voter turnout.
