Uganda: Museveni Defends Age Limit Amendment

Kampala — The presence of age limits for any elective office goes against Article 1 of the 1995 Constitution, the bedrock of that supreme law, which says "Power belongs to the people", President Yoweri Museveni has said.

Museveni made the remarks Tuesday while meeting Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee which had called on him at State House, Entebbe to seek his views on the proposed amendment of Article 102(b) of the Constitution.

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