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[Observer] A food and agriculture delegation has today Sunday arrived in Uganda from Denmark to follow up on business to business opportunities with like-minded business entities and farmers.
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.
[Monitor] You can stand in Nigeria and casually shake hands with your friend in Ghana and neither of you would notice that you have at least two separate countries - Benin and Togo - under your arms.
[Unicef] New York -- Primero, an innovative online and offline application, empowers social workers to help more children
[East African] One in every 50 detainees in Kenya's prisons is a migrant, largely from the East African region even though these countries have a joint deal on free movement of persons.
The lifting of lockdown restrictions has led to increased spending by consumers and a resurgence across industries, allowing GDP to rise.
Linebacker Raymond Scott #18 of the USC Trojans reacts with teammates after recovering a Washington State Cougars fumble as head coach Clay Helton of the USC Trojans celebrates in the second half of a NCAA football game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles on Sunday, December 6, 2020. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, […]
Kyle Trask of Florida and Micah McFadden of Indiana were named this weeks National Walter Camp Offensive and Defensive Players of the week.
[New Times] Rwanda's Under 17 men's football team, will start their group B campaign against Tanzania at the upcoming Cecafa tournament at Umuganda Stadium, in Rubavu district in the Western province.
SANTIAGO, Chile (CMC) -A new United Nations report released here Wednesday shows the territorial inequality of malnutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
