Age Limit Debate Shuts Down Parliament - Again
For the second time in less than seven days, the plenary to debate MP Raphael Magyezi's motion on amending of the age limit was adjourned prematurely thanks to the filibustering of MPs opposed to its lifting.
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Uganda: Chaos in Parliament As Minister, 25 MPs Suspended
Monitor, 27 September 2017
Speaker Rebecca Kadaga has suspended a minister and 25 legislators who allegedly participated in the Tuesday fracas that forced her to adjourn the Sitting to Wednesday. Read more »
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Uganda: Age Limit Debate Shuts Down Parliament - Again
Observer, 27 September 2017
For the second time in less than seven days, plenary was adjourned prematurely thanks to the filibustering of MPs opposed to lifting of the age limit. Read more »
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Uganda: Journalists Covering Age Limit Debate Arrested
Observer, 27 September 2017
The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has banned live broadcasts of events it says incite violence, are discriminatory, stir up hatred and promote a culture of violence. Read more »
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Uganda: Age Limit Debate - Live Coverage Stopped
Monitor, 27 September 2017
Following the Tuesday and last week live broadcasts of Parliamentary debacle over the controversial motion to delete Article 102 (b) that limits the age of presidential candidates… Read more »
Over 20 protesting students of Gulu University were arrested after wearing red ribbons to show their opposition to the lifting of the age limit.
President Yoweri Museveni briefs the press on the proposed changes to Uganda’s land laws. He spoke briefly about the age limit debate.
InFocus
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A motion to change the age limit for the Ugandan presidency has brought chaos to the country's Parliament - and the debate has spilled over into the press. Here are a selection of ... Read more »
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There were chaotic scenes in Parliament after Speaker Rebecca Kadaga said the order paper had been amended to include a controversial motion to amend the age limit cap for ... Read more »
