Muruli Mukasa, the Acting Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs said that the process of establishing the Constitutional Review Commission has started and the proposal has been forwarded to Cabinet.
The ban is being pushed by President Yoweri Museveni who has in the past months criticized the granting of bail to persons accused of capital offences pending determination of their cases.
The legal Committee of Parliament has rejected a proposal to have the Deputy Governor Bank of Uganda (BoU) serve for a maximum two terms of 10 years while the Governor’s term is unlimited.
Sous Peter Olinga, a resident of Kasilo in Serere district wants the amendment to restrict appointment of soldiers into police. He agrees to changing the name of the police force to police service.
Parliament has this afternoon approved a motion by Shadow Attorney General Wilfred Niwagaba consequently granting him leave to introduce a Private Members Bill entitled ‘The Constitution (Amendment) Act, 2019’.
