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Prime Minister Ariel Henry said on Wednesday that "a new constitution would not be a panacea to resolve all of our problems" as the government published a draft new constitution.
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 Prime Minister’s term as the chairman of Caricom has ended.
The new chairman is Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne.
In a press release on Friday, Caricom said Browne will hold the title until December.
“The Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minster holds responsibility for services in the Caricom Quasi Cabinet,” it said. “He will chair the virtual 42nd Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government which begins on July 5.”
Dr Rowley’s tenure ran from January to June.
The post Antigua, Barbuda PM is new Caricom chairman appeared first on Trinidad and Tobago Newsday.
THE US WILL RESUME SECURITY COOPERATION AND ASSISTANCE TO SELECT UNITS.
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by this author are their own and do not represent the official position of the Barbados Today Inc. The first of August, the anniversary of Emancipation, is not an event but a process. It should be of significance not only to those of afro-Caribbean heritage but for all who […]
The post #BTColumn – Emancipation and true democracy appeared first on Barbados Today.
Businessman and former People's National Party (PNP) treasurer, Norman Horne is rejecting claims that withdrawing his nomination as an opposition Senator is dependent on the party repaying him a $10M debt. Horne was one of eight...
The worldwide demand for reggae music enhanced the material well-being of the artist who had international appeal and could perform in festivals in Europe and concerts in North America and other venues in Japan and South America. But the international influence has had its drawbacks. Weed or marijuana was always omnipresent throughout the music and the dreadlocks regalia added to […]
Parliament Public Adminis-tration and Appropriations Committee (PAAC) had difficulty on Wednesday in identifying the role of the Michael Lee-Chin-chaired Economic Growth Council (EGC) as it probed the reasons behind the low out-turn of growth since...
[East African] Mali's military strongman, Colonel Assimi Goita, has announced the dismissal of the interim President and Prime Minister, a day after the two were detained in what has been described as a coup.
[Daily News] PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan yesterday received a report from the Controller and Auditor General (CAG), which says all transactions issued by the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) between January and March, this year, observed procedures.
THE Congress of the People (COP) is calling on the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar to take pay cuts.
In a statement on Thursday, COP chairman Lonsdale Williams said if Dr Rowley, Persad-Bissessar and other MPs should \"take pay cuts like many of our citizens have been forced to until we are in a better position to share in the wealth which can undoubtedly be created with creative and innovative approaches.\"
Many people had developed \"a shared sense of apathy,\" he said, because \"They know that our leaders will simply ride out' the current storm and not deal directly with the problems at hand.\" Williams added, \"This can lead to frustration, despair and a collective depression that comes out of a hopeless feeling of a squandered trust.\"
He was concerned that \"the high violence rate can be linked to this condition.\"
According to the 98th Report of the Salaries Review Commission (SRC), Rowley and Persad-Bissessar receive salaries of $48,000 and $23,800 respectively.
Cabinet ministers, non-Cabinet ministers, ordinary MPs of the House of Representatives (who are not ministers or parliamentary secretaries) and senators receive salaries of $33,000, $27,000, $14,000 and $10,500 respectively.
Last October, Rowley said there were no plans to cut the salaries of government officials or members of the House of Representatives.
He said, \"Those of us who genuinely serve the public and those of us who genuinely share what we earn with those we represent and those who we don't represent, we don't have a problem.\"
Rowley disclosed, \"I spend between 15 and 20 per cent of my income giving to people who are not on the payroll.\"
The COP was one of five political parties that formed the now defunct People's Partnership (PP) coalition. The others were the UNC, Movement for Social Justice (MSJ), Tobago Organisation of the People (TOP) and the National Joint Action Committee.
The MSJ left the UNC-led PP government in June 2012, after expressing concern about a lack of transparency and accountability.
The PP was disbanded after it lost the September 15, 2015 general election to the PNM.
The post COP tells PM, Kamla to take pay cuts appeared first on Trinidad and Tobago Newsday.
[Shabelle] Talks between the Somali government and opposition presidential candidates have collapsed, but some progress in the negotiations has resulted in relative calm in the past few days, Prime Minister Mohamed Roble said Friday.
CANBERRA, Australia — Federal Member of Parliaments will get a chance this week to see a report into a new parliamentary complaints process following a cabinet discussion. Prime Minister Scott Morrison claimed in a coalition joint party room meeting on June 1 that the cabinet was considering the review‘s findings by his departmental deputy secretary Stephanie Foster. He hopes to share […]
The post Progress Made On New Parliamentary Complaints Processes: Australian Officials first appeared on The Florida Star | The Georgia Star.
Prime Minister Mottley marked three years since Labour's unprecedented landslide victory by touting the administration's 'progress amidst challenges' during a period of turmoil marked by widespread unemployment, economic depression, rising crime and a viral pandemic that's claimed nearly 50 lives. At a meeting Sunday to commemorate its 30-nil parliamentary shutout of the Democratic Labour […]
The post 'Progress despite challenges': PM toasts BLP victory amid recession, violent crime appeared first on Barbados Today.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Gunmen assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moïse and wounded his wife in their home early Wednesday, inflicting more chaos on the Caribbean country that was already enduring gang violence, soaring inflation and protests by opposition supporters who accused the leader of increasing authoritarianism. Claude Joseph, the interim prime minister, confirmed the killing and said the police and […]
Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Economic Growth, Job Creation, External Affairs and the Public Service, Honourable Allen Michael Chastanet will table the Appropriation Bill 2021/2022 in Parliament on Tuesday 13th April 2021 at 4:00PM.
