RUREKYERA GEOFREY

• President Yoweri   Museveni says that Ugandans should be left to decide how and who should lead them through regular free and fair elections as opposed to constitutional limitations on age.   He says  that the presence of age limits for any elective office goes against Article 1 of the 1995 Constitution, which says “Power belongs to the people.” • • The  president adds that  Since Ugandans are the custodians of the Constitution and their country,  they should be  given the ultimate duty of determining how and who should lead them through regular free and fair elections. • The president said this  while meeting the  Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee at State House, Entebbe, to seek his views on the proposed amendment of Article 102(b) of the Constitution. The committee is scrutinizing the private members Bill, presented to Parliament by Hon. Raphael Magyezi , which seeks to scrap the 35 and 75-year lower and upper age limits f...

• A city pastor, Isaac Lubega insists that the current Uganda flag where the Crested Crane is standing on one  leg and looking backwards is not representative of the country.  He proposes that a change is required to introduce a flying crane to symbolise that the country has intentions of moving forward. • Lubega argues that the crested crane standing on one leg ‘facing the dead end’ ignores the strides Uganda has made towards economic, social and political development. • The current national flag was designed by then Minister of Justice Grace Ibingira , approved by the British administration and adopted on 9 th  October 1962.   • Lubega adds that  the new proposed National flag will consist of ; a red star and the compass, symbolising the  Spirit of nationalism and Leadership rotation, 15 Black stars, refering to the 15 Ethnic political regions of Uganda with the spirit of unity and ownership.