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[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Government seeks to allow the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) access to proceeds from the sale of its interests in the crude oil.
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.
[Nation] President Uhuru Kenyatta is expected in Kisumu today for a visit of political and economic significance.
Idriss Deby Itno, who was on course for a sixth term as Chad's president before he died from injuries sustained in battle, had carved out a reputation as the West's stalwart ally in the Sahel - despite accusations of authoritarianism.
[Nation] When US Navy aircraft carrier, USS Guam, sailed to the Kilindini harbour on Friday, December 10, 1976, the only thing Kenyans noticed was the formation spelling on its deck: \"Kenya 76\".
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia American Petroleum Institute (API) President and CEO Mike Sommers said there’s growing confidence that America’s future will be brighter and cleaner because of today’s natural gas and oil abundance and an adapting, evolving industry. “Today, I’m going to outline a path, a vision, for an affordable, secure, reliable cleaner energy future one marked by a shared commitment across many industries to innovation, action, and problem-solving,” Sommers avowed. The remarks kicked off API’s annual State of American Energy address. Sommers outlined actions the natural gas and oil industry is taking to […]
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Customs duty on imported wheat flour and maize meal has been suspended for six months from 22 May to 21 November in terms of regulations gazetted yesterday by Minister of Finance and Economic Development Prof Mthuli Ncube.
Statutory Instrument 219, giving the details of the three tariff items, suspended duty for bags of wheat flour of 50kg or more, smaller packs of wheat flour and maize meal.
A second statutory instrument had already split the tariff item that covered both maize groats and maize meal so the meal duty could be suspended without simultaneously suspending the maize groats duty.
The suspension of the duties is part of Government efforts to reduce prices and ensure affordability of needed imports.
While Zimbabwe normally prefers to import the raw grains for local millers to process, imports of milled flours and meal have been made easier in the past when there are or could be shortages.
The demands of protecting the earth and conserving the environment can make anyone stressed as the means to accomplish these goals could be difficult for the ordinary person. But even as technology and science progress, some of these developments are now accessible to many people. They might still be expensive compared to traditional appliances and
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Remember when we all thought 2021 was going to be a better year? Well, the pain at the pumps continues in SA, as the petrol price is set to spike in March.
THE PARLIAMENTARIANS WERE CHOSEN AFTER A VERY COMPETITIVE SELECTION PROCESS.
[IPS] Bonn -- Once a year, on 9 August, the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples is commemorated, celebrating their unique culture and knowledge. This is done mostly from a distance, from our homes in (nominally) developed countries. But are we as developed as we pretend to be? On this question, I reflected for a while, still remembering a special and personal experience of having spent several days with an indigenous Berber family in Morocco.
[Observer] Agriculture minister Frank Tumwebaze has warned officials involved in the vaccination of cattle against Food and Mouth Disease (FMD) to be open and genuine if the country is to get rid of the outbreak.
An 18-year old Black woman, Althea Bernstein, says she was attacked by four white men with lighter fluid as she was driving to visit her brother in the Madison, Wisconsin, suburb of Middleton.
The alleged attack from the men, who were on foot, happened at 1 a.m. on Wednesday morning, just as Bernstein reached a stoplight on Gorham Street near State Street in downtown Madison.
“I was listening to some music at a stoplight and then all of a sudden I heard someone yell the N-word really loud,” Bernstein, who is working as an EMT while she studies to become a paramedic and firefighter, told local outlet Madison365 on Wednesday.
On the same day as Bernstein’s attack, Republican State Assembly Speaker Robin Vos attended a news conference and condemned the destruction of the city’s statues.
“A Black woman named Althea Bernstein was set on fire by white men in downtown Madison, and the news has basically ignored it in favor of talk of statue and damaged businesses,” tweeted Chet Agni, the communications director from the Lieutenant Governor’s office.
[Cosafa] Hosts South Africa claimed a fourth successive COSAFA Women's Championship title following a 2-1 victory over Botswana in the decider played at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday.
[This Day] Abuja -- Nigeria and other African nations could play a central role in efforts by India to diversify its sources of oil and gas, India's Oil Minister, Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan, said yesterday, as the nation strives to reduce its energy reliance on the Middle East.
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Kenya Railways will in the next two weeks start the upgrade of the old track from Nakuru to Kisumu after dropping the use of external contractors.
