Uganda's top court upholds ruling to remove presidential age caps
Uganda Supreme court judges presiding over the age limit appeal case in Kampala on April 18, 2019. The judges upheld decision to scrap presidential age limits in a 4-3 verdict, paving the way for Yoweri Museveni to seek a sixth term in office. PHOTO | MORGAN MBABAZI | NMG
Uganda's top court Thursday upheld a decision to scrap presidential age limits, paving the way for the country's 74-year-old leader, Yoweri Museveni, to seek a sixth term in office.
The Supreme Court dismissed a challenge by Museveni's opponents, who had appealed against a ruling by the constitutional court that removed an age cap of 75 for presidential contenders.
