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Uganda soldiers 'intrude' on Parliament – MPs

Uganda parliament during a session on September 27, 2017. Speaker Rebecca Kadaga suspends the plenary until 2pm as she investigates the MPs claims. PHOTO FILE | NATION

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By  Daily Monitor

Nation Media Group

Debate on Uganda’s presidential age limit has been suspended after opposition MPs protested alleged presence of soldiers at Parliament.

Amuru District Woman MP Lucy Akello said she found the soldiers occupying both the Catholic and Anglican Chaplaincy prayer places in Parliament.

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