How Parliament chambers look-like ahead of Legal committee report on age limit
Parliament staff organizing the House chambers ahead of the presentation of the report by the Legal Committee. PHOTO BY ALEX ESAGALA
Parliament is in the process of amending Article 102 (b) of the Constitution which bars any person aged below 35 or above 75 from standing for President.
The Constitution Amendment Bill 2017 presented to Parliament by Igara West MP Raphael Magyezi has now been adopted by the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee which is expected to present its report later in the day.
Security has been heightened around Parliament ahead of the presentation.
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On September 27, the House was thrown into fracas after MPs opposed to lifting of the age limit for presidential candidates were forcefully ejected from Parliament by security officials
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According to the order paper released by the office of the clerk to Parliament at about 11am, the Bill is not among the items to be debated. However, the order paper can be amended to include the item.
As part of the preparations for the presentation, the sergeant-at-arms was also seen disconnecting all microphones in the House chambers ahead of the two o'clock plenary session. These were part of the 'weapons' used by some MPs during the September 26, 2017 scuffle in which several MPs, especially from the Opposition, were number left injured.
Scores of MPs have started arriving for the Tuesday afternoon house proceedings.
