Both opposition and the ruling party legislators are engaged in closed-door meetings ahead of a possible showdown this afternoon over a motion seeking to lift the presidential age limits from the constitution.
Tourism minister Ephraim Kamuntu has condemned the fracas in which legislators exchanged blows on the floor of parliament. Parliament this afternoon degenerated into a fist-fight moments after the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga gave Igara West MP Raphael Magyezi a go-ahead to present a motion seeking for the amendment of Article 102 b of the constitution, paving way for the possible removal of presidential age limits.
Kayihura says they have recieved information indicating that some people are planning to use the demonstrations to cause violence and mayhem in the city including targeting parliament.
The deployment comes amidst heightened tensions on the proposed scrapping of article 102B from the constitution, which restricts the presidential age limit to between 35 and 75 years of age.
Oulanyah says he spoke to the speaker, Rebecca Kadaga on Monday morning on the motion and received a copy of the motion the same day in the evening signed by three legislators.
The activists under the White Angels umbrella took over the city streets early morning dressed in while overall with inscriptions denouncing the proposed constitutional amendment. They used the sound of a ringing bell to capture public attention, followed by a message encouraging Ugandans to rise up and block the amendment.
Andrew Karamagi, an activist who organized the Free My Vote Campaign said police foiled all of the meetings. Police often cites limited personnel for security, disruption of traffic flow, intelligence on plans to disrupt security and orders from above as reasons for thwarting the events.
