Jan 2, 2018: Uganda\u2019s President Museveni has signed into law the controversial age limit Bill that dominated the political space in 2017, paving the way for him to contest for a sixth term in office.<\/p>\n
The development was confirmed by the president\u2019s press office, saying Museveni appended his signature on December 27 before forwarding it to the parliament as required.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe assented to the bill after the speaker wrote to him. It\u2019s now law,\u201d Don Wanyama, Senior Presidential Private secretary said.<\/p>\n
On December 20, parliament finally passed the age limit bill in which a total of 317 MPs voted in favour of the motion to lift the age limit whereas 97 members were against.<\/p>\n
While delivering his end of year address, President Museveni commended the legislators who voted in favor of the age limit amendment, calling them \u2018liberators of Uganda\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cI salute the 317 MPs who defied intimidation, alignment, and blackmail and opted for a flexible Constitution to deal with destiny issues of Africa,\u201dMuseveni said.<\/p>\n
Opposition politicians have described the amendment as \u2018unconstitutional\u2019 and have vowed to challenge the process in courts of law.<\/p>\n
One of the more vocal opposition lawmakers had earlier threatened to resign if the president signed the age limit bill into law.<\/p>\n
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