Sedition Law Seduced

From the Studio. Lets ramble. The Ugandan Constitutional Court has scrapped the Sedition law from the pages of the Penal Code.
This was after two petitions that were filed by East African Media Institute and journalist Andrew Mwenda represented by Kenneth Kakuru and James Nangwala. The state was represented by Patricia Mutesi.
The deputy Chief Justice, Laetitia Kikonyongo and justices George Engwau, Constance Byamugisha, Steven Kavuma and Augustine Nshimye heard the petitions. The panel ananimously ruled that the law restricted the freedom of speech guaranteed by Uganda's constitution.
According to the Penal Code, sedition occurs when a person utters or publishes statements aimed at bringing hatred, contempt or disaffection against the President, the Government or the Judiciary. The penalty carried a maximum sentence of imprisonment for up to seven years.
Ten journalists, including Andrew Mwenda, and five politicians have cases pending under the law.
The case has been before the court for four years.
The judges, however, upheld the law on promoting sectarianism.

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Baby Bears

From First Floor: An 11 year old girl, Kordeza Zhelyazkova,from Bulgaria is the worlds' youngest mother after giving birth to a daughter.
While Kordeza and the baby are healthy and in high spirits, Jeliazko, the 19 year old father of the child, now faces six years in jail for having sex with a minor. The father says that he was fearful and really scared when he found out Kordeza was pregnant. He says they didn’t plan to have sex or a baby although he fell in love with Kordeza the moment he laid eyes on her.
He rescued the eleven year old from bullies who were bothering her at school. It was this incident that acted as the launch pad. Typical tactic symptom, if you understand.
The story was posted by newsone.com.
The line on record holding should have run:- The world's youngest recorded mother. This is because links from northern Uganda and other war ravaged regions have tales of young teens bearing toddlers on their backs. And even then the fathers are not more than 15 years old. The only difference is that these fathers don't have to be scared of the law and its interpretations.
Here’s what Kordeza has to say about being a mom:
“It feels strange to be a mum and have a baby. I used to play with my toys but now she is my new toy. She is so beautiful, I love her. Violeta is the child and I must grow up. I am not going back to school – I am a mother now.”

Reader's Comments
Kaddu from Kinanka:- This shows how active the new generation is. In our days, even a 15 year old girl didn't know what to do. (unedited)

Gurimu from Yeye:_ Only that, come to Amuria, theres no more virgin, all them (moderated)

Partner Allergy

From the Anthill: As of today, the world awoke to another bizarre allergy episode, starring a couple with a son, a wife allergic to her husband. The supporting characters include the grand parents, police and nose-eying amunitions.
In what sounds as a line from a marital counseling session, a man has to be blocked by police in a roundabout act as he rushed his wife to hospital. And the emergency situation was not helped either by the fact that the wife is allergic to the husband. By the wa, the two have a son.
In my short tenure here South of Sahara, I have seen, acted and been told a lot of man-woman tales. But if my jagged RAM serves me fairly, I have never had of any tale whatsoever of a 'divorce' or marital displeasures caused by allergicivityof married partners. (Mindless on that word)Dont bet I have many, of the tales.
In a turn of events, where a man and woman are allergic to each other, no matter who is allergic to each, my verdict of who is guilty will be read after it has been confirmed without impunity South of Sahara. Hope this is clear. But among the culprits, be sure to find there that Kayungirizi, Katerarume, Omwogerezi, bestman and bridesmaid.

The Chamber

From the Corridor: When I read today's CNN story, about convicted Beltway sniper, John Allen Muhammad, my jagged memory reversed to an earlier novel. The last minutes matrix by lawyers trying to save a convict seem like textbook lines from works of my best writer, John Grisham, in his novel, The Chamber.
Muhammad, 48, is scheduled to be executed November 10 for the murder of Dean Harold Meyers at a gas station in Manassas, Virginia.
In Grisham's tale, Sam Cayhall, a former Klansman and unrepentant racist was executed for a fatal bombing.
In what seems a repetition of events, in Grisham's page roller, we have rookie Adam from Kravitz & Bane fighting a horse's kicks to save his grandfather, Sam.
Also the two convicts had accomplices.

Re-population

And the plan continues, this is the latest from our continued live coverage of Japanese UPE for making infants.
A proposal to pay parents about $3,400 a year per child has got Maama Boy thinking seriously about expanding her family. The proposal "would help us with a second child," she says.
The cash for kids plan is the brainchild of the country's new ruling DP, which stole its way into power during the elections this week.
The proposal would pay families the money every year until the child reached high school. It is an effort to boost Japan’s birthrate, which is one of the lowest in the world and is a major drag on the country's economy. It is compounded by Japan's rapidly aging population.
“These Senga’s only tell us what to do, yet they failed to do it in the prime of their career”, says Gehuga, who has eloped with Drunko, with whom they met late last night at Kafunda Agencies.
About a quarter of the country's population is older than 65, according to government figures. By 2050, that number is expected to reach 40 percent.
Nevertheless, the money for babies proposal has its critics. Economist Rwacheye Matatu said she wonders where Japan's government is going to come up with the money to fund it.
But Gitere and Bayoloba, who have been married for three years and have four children said that they don’t need such an incentive, but since its available, “we shall put in more effort, and possibly make twins”, said Gitere tapping on Bayoloba
The plan is not an instant fix, she said. What's needed, is a way for women to remain in the work force after having children instead of being forced out because of lack of child care.
"We have to make it normal in Japan for a woman to raise a child and have a career," Nyakaswera said.
The opposition which includes Kento Lukewarm, Omiria Kwesigey have said the plan would not fix a significant problem for working families -- the lack of day care centers. About 40,000 children are on waiting lists for day care, according to government figures.
"Going back to work would be tough," Nakamwantente said, "since there are so few day care centers.

In Remembrance

On September 2, 1969, Leonard Kleinrock and a handful of associates began tests on what was soon to become the Internet. About forty people gathered in Kleinrock's lab at the University of California, Los Angeles to observe two bulky computers fifteen feet apart send test data to each other across a gray cable.

That was the humble beginning of what was originally called the 'Arpanet' network - a government-supported data network that would use the technology which by then had come to be known as "packet switching."

Soon, the Stanford Research Institute, UC Santa Barbara and the University of Utah joined in. What followed thereafter is a revolution.

& today, we enjoy the fruits.

Celebrate the revolution.