Museveni supports extending presidential term limit to 7 years

Uganda's president Yoweri Museveni. He said on Wednesday that he supports extending a president’s term to seven years from five. PHOTO FILE | NATION

Uganda's president Yoweri Museveni said on Wednesday he supports extending a president’s term to seven years from five but one critic said any such move would help enable one of Africa’s longest serving leaders to rule for life.

Museveni did not directly propose that term limits be stretched in Uganda but instead said extending the time between elections would give African leaders more opportunity to promote development because they would not be distracted by politics.