3.7 million Rwandans on Tuesday chose to remove the two-term presidential limit in a signed petition to parliament supporting a constitutional change. This will allow President Paul Kagame a third term run in 2017. Hundreds of Rwandans turned up at the Parliamentary Building to follow the long-awaited debate on the presidential term limits according to […]
Three political parties FDC, DP and Justice Forum have tabled their constitutional amendment and electoral reforms before the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs committee of Parliament calling for the return of presidential term limits, a running mate for any presidential candidate standing for presidency and appointing electoral commission by Judicial Service Commission The group consisted of FDC party leader Major General Mugisha Muntu , Democratic […]
It is eight years now since Ugandans woke up to the sad news that the former Attorney General, Francis Ayume had died in a motor accident. On the morning of Tuesday, May 18, 2004, the people of Uganda woke up to the sad news of a grisly accident that had claimed the life of […]
Makerere university don Prof John jean Barya has called for the re-instatement of the term limits in Uganda. Barya made his remarks during the post election induction seminar for the members of the 9th parliament in Kampala. Barya said that the removal of the presidential term limits is dangerous to any country since it exposes the president to […]
The executive members of the Uganda Inter-Religious Council (IRCU) have asked the Parliament of Uganda to reinstate the presidential term limits as they were in the original 1995 Uganda constitution. The Secretary General of IRCU, Joshua Kitakule says that for the people to respect the leadership of the government, Presidents should be leaving power […]