Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has condemned the step taken National Resistance Movement (NRM) Members of Parliament plans of moving private members bill aimed at scraping Article 102 (b) of the constitution
The 1995 Ugandan constitutions bar any person beyond the age of 75 years from contesting for presidency. Yoweri Museveni who has ruled the country for more than three decades and by end of this current term will be above 75 years could benefit from the lifting of the proposal.
On Tuesday NRM legislators convened at parliament and agreed to table a motion advocating for removal of the presidential age cap. Their idea attracted a lot of ridicule  from the general public including NRM ‘rebel’ legislators led by Mohamed Nsereko, Barabbas Tinkasimire, and Winfred  Nuwagaba among other MPs.
Addressing the press at City Hall, Lukwago said history will stand harshly to judge all those supporting the removal of presidential age limit adding that the 1995 constitution was meant to open up a new chapter in the politics of the country.
“The act of NRM MPs that resolved to table private members bill to parliament is compared to treason’’. He said alleging that the constitution says that when you see someone committing treason, he must be fought fiercely. ‘’We are going to fight them’’. He said.
Adding “Tinkering with the constitution will cause political and constitution crisis, President Museveni should respect the constitution as it is his brainchild’’.
Lukwago further called for equal protection from the Inspector General of Police Gen. Kale Kayihura in their struggle against the lifting of the presidential age limit rather than interfering with their activities.
“All people in Kampala should join us when we hit on streets in the campaign against treason’’.
