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Uganda: Legislators 'Demanding Cash' for Presidential Age Limit Push
Observer, 12 June 2017
The government chief whip Ruth Nankabirwa has scoffed at National Resistance Movement (NRM) members allegedly soliciting for money from the party so they can push through for a… Read more »
Ugandan MPs 'Want Cash for Presidential Age Limit Project'
The country's constitution limits the age of the president to 75, and President Yoweri Museveni in will hit the age limit before 2021, the year Uganda will hold the next presidential election. A number of legislators are reported to be making financial demands to make Museveni eligible to contest for the presidency when his current term ends.
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Uganda: Legislator Explains Support for Removal of Age Limit On President
Observer, 15 May 2017
Many MPs have been publicly evasive and coy about the ongoing quiet campaign to remove the presidential age-limit cap from the Constitution. Read more »
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Uganda: Museveni 'Evasive' on Age-Limit Issue As Mobilisation Continues
Observer, 8 May 2017
For the first time while featuring on the Qatar-based global broadcaster, Al Jazeera's talk show, Talk to Al Jazeera, President Museveni spoke about the alleged plan to amend the… Read more »
InFocus
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In an unscripted remark during his three-hour State of the Nation address, President Museveni said his 30 years in power have helped him get the necessary experience and knowledge ... Read more »
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Some lawmakers want the president to open up debate on the succession question, reminding him about the constitutional age limit for a head of state. Read more »
