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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.
Two studies show there was higher physical violence among boys while girls were subjected to sexual violence.
Les judokas Madeleine Malonga (à gauche), médaille d’argent, et la championne olympique Shori Hamada (à droite), à Tokyo, le 29 juillet 2021. JACK GUEZ / AFP A quelques jours d’intervalle, la scène s’est produite trois fois. Trois fois, des judokas françaises ont quitté en pleurs le tatami du Budokan de Tokyo. Trois fois, l’équipe de
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By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia It remains by far one of the most heroic acts performed in war, and it also counts as one of the most underappreciated sacrifices in American history. Charles Jackson French, an African American orphan, and championship-caliber swimmer navigated shark infested waters for about eight hours […]
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A graffiti artist in Kenya has been taking it upon himself to teach people about COVID-19, and urging the public to adhere to the country's coronavirus regulations through his art.
At a backstreet in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, the 25 year old Sammy Mwangi, also known as Sermon, is allowing his creative juices to flow. The young man is a graffiti artist who picks nondescript spaces and turns them into canvases for his art.
\"For this COVID season I have been doing what's based on COVID simply to sensitize the community about the seriousness of this ailment that is ailing the country right now. The yellow and the green are sensational colors, they tend to draw attention more quickly to the masses. It does also grow again into more like a job, in terms of like I am being commissioned. I have done so many commissions of graffiti like hotels, like people's houses,\" said Sermon.
Sermon said he started at the age of 15, and with nothing else but curiosity, determination and a few cans of paint, he fell in love with graffiti.
\"I had been an artistic child all my life, I was told that by my mom. But by the day I found my neighbor's drawing book I really got fascinated by the different letters that he was doing. And as a child, you are like, 'wow, this is really interesting,'\" he said.
The artist said that coloring walls was a childhood game that later evolved into a valuable skill. He also adopted word forms, which is graffiti that stylizes words.
\"It took me roughly seven years to master even just a bit of it. So for me graffiti I started out as a fun kind of hobby and then overtime, I have actually started diving more into conceptual work,\" he said.
During the coronavirus outbreak, Sermon is not the only one trying to get a message across to the community. Images like the work of Sermon have become common in Nairobi, showing how graffiti artists are trying to raise awareness around COVID-19 through their gifts.
The legislator who is a DP Ruto diehard faulted those around President Uhuru Kenyatta for misadvising him.
This month – on the 13th, 20th, and 27th (Thursdays) – the Youth Transformation Series will be hosting multiple FREE May 2021 learning events that are open for the public. The Youth Transformation Series is a social and emotional learning program that will give males and females ages 12-27 the knowledge, attitude, and skills to […]
Support for holding the coronavirus-postponed Tokyo Olympics has hit a new low in Japan as the country battles a third wave of infections.
