Prominent MP Antoine Rajerison had asked the High Constitutional Court to remove army Colonel Michael Randrianirina, who has led the country since October.
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The Utumishi Girls Academy fire dominated editorial priorities for a second day, with the government dissolving the school board and ordering disciplinary action against teachers who ignored prior unrest warnings. Eight students were arrested on suspicion of arson, and parents threatened to storm the school as DNA identification began. The US Ebola quarantine plan remained a secondary but persistent story: the High Court halted the Laikipia facility, while Mudavadi defended the government's proactive stance and Laikipia MPs opposed it. Uganda confirmed two new Ebola cases, and WHO reported 906 suspected cases and 223 deaths from the Bundibugyo strain. Inflation rose to 6.7%, and the court blocked the Southlands affordable housing project.