{UAH} Africa: 'Europe Will Not Impose Term Limits On Us'

Africa: 'Europe Will Not Impose Term Limits On Us'

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Photo: The Observer

Speaker Rebecca Kadaga shakes hands with her deputy Jacob Oulanyah (right) as President Museveni looks on (file photo).

Kampala — The Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah has told a meeting of European, Caribbean and African Members of Parliament that no one will pass resolutions that impose presidential term limits on Uganda.

He said Uganda's Constitution has mechanisms through which political power can change hands and that the Constitution was the ultimate will of the people of Uganda, which non- Ugandans should not undermine.

Mr Oulanyah made the remarks as the Committee on Political Affairs resumed consideration of a motion on a resolution on constitutional limits for presidential terms last Friday in Nairobi Kenya.

The Committee is part of The Africa Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Parliamentary Assembly.

The proposals for presidential terms limits are being advocated by Members of the European Parliament with support from some members from the ACP.The Deputy Speaker advocated for the dropping of the whole motion on the term limits following concerns that these were being dictated by the European Parliament.

He added that despite the fact that the motion was agreed on by the ACP in its earlier stages, it was possible to have it dropped all together at this point.

"A thinking human being has a right to change his mind. We are not bound by any precedent. We can't sit here and do what is not right for us," Mr Oulanyah stated.

A delegation from Rwanda led by Mr Evariste Kalisa, supported the Deputy Speaker's position arguing that the citizens of the ACP and EU can decide on presidential term limits but not through motions passed by a few representatives.

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The Deputy Speaker advocated for the dropping of the whole motion on the term limits following concerns that these were being dictated by the European Parliament.

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