Uganda’s parliament scraps presidential age limit

Uganda’s parliamentary opposition leader Winne Kiiza said she would challenge the age limit law passed on Wednesday

MPs approved a constitutional change which would remove the age limit of 75 for presidential candidates.

The change allows the current president, 73-year-old Yoweri Museveni, to run for an unprecedented sixth term in office.

Ms Kiiza did not specify how exactly the opposition would challenge the decision, although she hinted at a possibility of going to court.

Her objections included:

• The process and constitutional amendment being proposed by a private member of parliament
• The invasion of the house by security personnel in September
• The speaker allowing MPs to continue coming in after the voting process had started yesterday.

Source – BBC.