Daily Monitor
Wednesday February 24 2021
Summary
The unsuccessful attempt by Justice and Constitutional Affairs minister, Prof Ephraim Kamuntu, follows previous failed attempts by Finance Minister Matia Kasaija and former Deputy Attorney General Mwesigwa Rukutana.
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Government yesterday failed in its third attempt to block the Constitution Amendment Bill No 1, 2019, in which Mr Wilfred Niwagaba (Ndorwa East, Ind) proposes an overhaul of the Executive and restoration of presidential term limits.
The unsuccessful attempt by Justice and Constitutional Affairs minister, Prof Ephraim Kamuntu, follows previous failed attempts by Finance Minister Matia Kasaija and former Deputy Attorney General Mwesigwa Rukutana.
Mr Rukutana on August 1, 2019, when Mr Niwagaba sought leave of Parliament to introduce a Private Member’s Bill, raised objections saying the government was planning to handle all the proposals listed in the Bill in the Constitutional Review Commission wh