Uganda: Age Limit Case Hearing in Mbale Enters Day Three

Mbale, Uganda — Hearing of the Age-limit petition at Mbale High Court entered day three with the petitioners still battling with the case as to why the amendments done to Article (102)b regarding the Presidential age limit should be declared unconstitutional.

One of the petitioner's lawyer James Byamukama submitted that instead of removing the maximum Presidential age - limit, Parliament should have re-introduced Presidential term limits to cure the issue of life presidency and have a formula of peaceful Presidential succession .

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