FORMER KENNEDY CENTER EMPLOYEES ALLEGE LEADERSHIP DELAYED ROOF REPAIRS BEFORE CITING SAFETY ISSUES IN CLOSURE DECISION. (PHOTO).

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 Former Kennedy Center employees allege leadership delayed roof repairs before citing safety issues in closure decision Former Kennedy Center employees allege that the venue’s leadership knew about serious structural problems well before citing newly discovered hazards as the reason for its abrupt closure this month. The claims were outlined in a letter to Congress from a lawyer representing anonymous whistleblowers. The letter accuses the center’s executive director and chief operating officer, Matt Floca, of failing to prioritize roof repairs and stopping a funded repair plan in April. Floca disputes the allegations, saying recent inspections revealed that water damage had spread farther into the building than officials previously knew. In a September court declaration, Floca cited “acute risks to public safety” following an inspection that found deterioration in a roof terrace canopy and a partial ceiling collapse. The former employees contend those dangers were already known to...

UGANDAN OPPOSITION FIGURE COLLAPSES IN COURT, PARTY OFFICIAL SAYS. (PHOTO).


 Ugandan opposition figure collapses in court, party official says


Prominent detained Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye collapsed on Wednesday while attending a court session in the capital Kampala where he is on trial ​for treason, a senior official in his party said, Reuters reported.


Besigye, 70, has ‌been in custody since November 2024 after he was detained together with his aide Obeid Lutale in neighbouring Kenya and both were repatriated to Uganda where they were subsequently charged with ​treason.


They denied the charges and party officials and their lawyers have described ​the charges as politically motivated. Multiple attempts to be released on ⁠bail have been denied.


"Besigye collapsed ... he was just standing and he suddenly ​collapsed. After some time an ambulance came and they took him away but we ​don't know where he has been taken," Harold Kaija, a senior official in Besigye's party People's Front for Freedom (PFF), told Reuters.


Besigye's detention has fuelled anger among local and ‌international ⁠human rights activists and the Commonwealth has called for his release.


Critics of President Yoweri Museveni, 81, say Besigye's continued detention is an example of rampant human rights violations in the country, including crackdowns on opposition leaders and critics.

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